Chapter II

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

From this reading Passing beneath the even then grim and hoary archway of the Porta Capena, or Capuan Gate, with the dripping aqueduct above it, the centurion and his secretary traversed rapidly the crowded streets of a fashionable suburb--now mere mouldering mounds of desolation--to the Imperial Palace on the Palatine Hill.

higher than, or over, something

From this reading Passing beneath the even then grim and hoary archway of the Porta Capena, or Capuan Gate, with the dripping aqueduct above it, the centurion and his secretary traversed rapidly the crowded streets of a fashionable suburb--now mere mouldering mounds of desolation--to the Imperial Palace on the Palatine Hill.

extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use

From this reading Marble courts and columned porticos stretched on in almost endless vistas, covering many acres of ground.

any specific behavior

From this reading This eminence, which is now a mass of crumbling ruins, honey-combed with galleries and subterranean corridors through what was once the stately apartments of the Lords of the World, where wandering tourists peer and explore and artists sketch the falling arch or fading fresco of the banquet halls and chambers of a long line of emperors, was then the scene of life and activity, of pomp and splendour.

a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of

From this reading Flashing fountains leaping sunward sparkled in the beams of noonday, diffusing a coolness through the air, which was fragrant with blossoms of the orange and magnolia trees growing in the open courts.

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading Marble courts and columned porticos stretched on in almost endless vistas, covering many acres of ground.

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

From this reading Passing beneath the even then grim and hoary archway of the Porta Capena, or Capuan Gate, with the dripping aqueduct above it, the centurion and his secretary traversed rapidly the crowded streets of a fashionable suburb--now mere mouldering mounds of desolation--to the Imperial Palace on the Palatine Hill.

plural of “apartment” — a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house

From this reading This eminence, which is now a mass of crumbling ruins, honey-combed with galleries and subterranean corridors through what was once the stately apartments of the Lords of the World, where wandering tourists peer and explore and artists sketch the falling arch or fading fresco of the banquet halls and chambers of a long line of emperors, was then the scene of life and activity, of pomp and splendour.

a conduit that resembles a bridge but carries water over a valley

From this reading Passing beneath the even then grim and hoary archway of the Porta Capena, or Capuan Gate, with the dripping aqueduct above it, the centurion and his secretary traversed rapidly the crowded streets of a fashionable suburb--now mere mouldering mounds of desolation--to the Imperial Palace on the Palatine Hill.

a curved shape in the vertical plane that spans an opening

From this reading This eminence, which is now a mass of crumbling ruins, honey-combed with galleries and subterranean corridors through what was once the stately apartments of the Lords of the World, where wandering tourists peer and explore and artists sketch the falling arch or fading fresco of the banquet halls and chambers of a long line of emperors, was then the scene of life and activity, of pomp and splendour.

a passageway under a curved masonry construction

From this reading Passing beneath the even then grim and hoary archway of the Porta Capena, or Capuan Gate, with the dripping aqueduct above it, the centurion and his secretary traversed rapidly the crowded streets of a fashionable suburb--now mere mouldering mounds of desolation--to the Imperial Palace on the Palatine Hill.

plural of “artist” — a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination

From this reading This eminence, which is now a mass of crumbling ruins, honey-combed with galleries and subterranean corridors through what was once the stately apartments of the Lords of the World, where wandering tourists peer and explore and artists sketch the falling arch or fading fresco of the banquet halls and chambers of a long line of emperors, was then the scene of life and activity, of pomp and splendour.

a ceremonial dinner party for many people

From this reading This eminence, which is now a mass of crumbling ruins, honey-combed with galleries and subterranean corridors through what was once the stately apartments of the Lords of the World, where wandering tourists peer and explore and artists sketch the falling arch or fading fresco of the banquet halls and chambers of a long line of emperors, was then the scene of life and activity, of pomp and splendour.

plural of “beam” — a signal transmitted along a narrow path; guides airplane pilots in darkness or bad weather

From this reading Flashing fountains leaping sunward sparkled in the beams of noonday, diffusing a coolness through the air, which was fragrant with blossoms of the orange and magnolia trees growing in the open courts.

Directly under; in or to a lower position than.

From this reading Passing beneath the even then grim and hoary archway of the Porta Capena, or Capuan Gate, with the dripping aqueduct above it, the centurion and his secretary traversed rapidly the crowded streets of a fashionable suburb--now mere mouldering mounds of desolation--to the Imperial Palace on the Palatine Hill.

plural of “blossom” — reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts

From this reading Flashing fountains leaping sunward sparkled in the beams of noonday, diffusing a coolness through the air, which was fragrant with blossoms of the orange and magnolia trees growing in the open courts.

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From this reading Passing beneath the even then grim and hoary archway of the Porta Capena, or Capuan Gate, with the dripping aqueduct above it, the centurion and his secretary traversed rapidly the crowded streets of a fashionable suburb--now mere mouldering mounds of desolation--to the Imperial Palace on the Palatine Hill.

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From this reading Passing beneath the even then grim and hoary archway of the Porta Capena, or Capuan Gate, with the dripping aqueduct above it, the centurion and his secretary traversed rapidly the crowded streets of a fashionable suburb--now mere mouldering mounds of desolation--to the Imperial Palace on the Palatine Hill.

(ancient Rome) the leader of 100 soldiers

From this reading Passing beneath the even then grim and hoary archway of the Porta Capena, or Capuan Gate, with the dripping aqueduct above it, the centurion and his secretary traversed rapidly the crowded streets of a fashionable suburb--now mere mouldering mounds of desolation--to the Imperial Palace on the Palatine Hill.

English architect (1723-1796)

From this reading This eminence, which is now a mass of crumbling ruins, honey-combed with galleries and subterranean corridors through what was once the stately apartments of the Lords of the World, where wandering tourists peer and explore and artists sketch the falling arch or fading fresco of the banquet halls and chambers of a long line of emperors, was then the scene of life and activity, of pomp and splendour.

having or resembling columns; having columns of a specified kind (often used as a combining form)

From this reading Marble courts and columned porticos stretched on in almost endless vistas, covering many acres of ground.

calm and unruffled self-assurance

From this reading Flashing fountains leaping sunward sparkled in the beams of noonday, diffusing a coolness through the air, which was fragrant with blossoms of the orange and magnolia trees growing in the open courts.

plural of “corridor” — an enclosed passageway; rooms usually open onto it

From this reading This eminence, which is now a mass of crumbling ruins, honey-combed with galleries and subterranean corridors through what was once the stately apartments of the Lords of the World, where wandering tourists peer and explore and artists sketch the falling arch or fading fresco of the banquet halls and chambers of a long line of emperors, was then the scene of life and activity, of pomp and splendour.

plural of “court” — an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business

From this reading Marble courts and columned porticos stretched on in almost endless vistas, covering many acres of ground.

a natural object that covers or envelops

From this reading Marble courts and columned porticos stretched on in almost endless vistas, covering many acres of ground.

overfilled or compacted or concentrated

From this reading Passing beneath the even then grim and hoary archway of the Porta Capena, or Capuan Gate, with the dripping aqueduct above it, the centurion and his secretary traversed rapidly the crowded streets of a fashionable suburb--now mere mouldering mounds of desolation--to the Imperial Palace on the Palatine Hill.

-ing form of “crumble” — fall apart

From this reading This eminence, which is now a mass of crumbling ruins, honey-combed with galleries and subterranean corridors through what was once the stately apartments of the Lords of the World, where wandering tourists peer and explore and artists sketch the falling arch or fading fresco of the banquet halls and chambers of a long line of emperors, was then the scene of life and activity, of pomp and splendour.

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From this reading IN CÆSAR'S PALACE.

the state of being decayed or destroyed

From this reading Passing beneath the even then grim and hoary archway of the Porta Capena, or Capuan Gate, with the dripping aqueduct above it, the centurion and his secretary traversed rapidly the crowded streets of a fashionable suburb--now mere mouldering mounds of desolation--to the Imperial Palace on the Palatine Hill.

spreading by diffusion

From this reading Flashing fountains leaping sunward sparkled in the beams of noonday, diffusing a coolness through the air, which was fragrant with blossoms of the orange and magnolia trees growing in the open courts.

a liquid (as water) that flows in drops (as from the eaves of house)

From this reading Passing beneath the even then grim and hoary archway of the Porta Capena, or Capuan Gate, with the dripping aqueduct above it, the centurion and his secretary traversed rapidly the crowded streets of a fashionable suburb--now mere mouldering mounds of desolation--to the Imperial Palace on the Palatine Hill.

high status importance owing to marked superiority

From this reading This eminence, which is now a mass of crumbling ruins, honey-combed with galleries and subterranean corridors through what was once the stately apartments of the Lords of the World, where wandering tourists peer and explore and artists sketch the falling arch or fading fresco of the banquet halls and chambers of a long line of emperors, was then the scene of life and activity, of pomp and splendour.

plural of “emperor” — the male ruler of an empire

From this reading This eminence, which is now a mass of crumbling ruins, honey-combed with galleries and subterranean corridors through what was once the stately apartments of the Lords of the World, where wandering tourists peer and explore and artists sketch the falling arch or fading fresco of the banquet halls and chambers of a long line of emperors, was then the scene of life and activity, of pomp and splendour.

tiresomely long; seemingly without end

From this reading Marble courts and columned porticos stretched on in almost endless vistas, covering many acres of ground.

divisible by two

From this reading Passing beneath the even then grim and hoary archway of the Porta Capena, or Capuan Gate, with the dripping aqueduct above it, the centurion and his secretary traversed rapidly the crowded streets of a fashionable suburb--now mere mouldering mounds of desolation--to the Imperial Palace on the Palatine Hill.

inquire into

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weakening in force or intensity

From this reading This eminence, which is now a mass of crumbling ruins, honey-combed with galleries and subterranean corridors through what was once the stately apartments of the Lords of the World, where wandering tourists peer and explore and artists sketch the falling arch or fading fresco of the banquet halls and chambers of a long line of emperors, was then the scene of life and activity, of pomp and splendour.

decreasing in amount or degree

From this reading This eminence, which is now a mass of crumbling ruins, honey-combed with galleries and subterranean corridors through what was once the stately apartments of the Lords of the World, where wandering tourists peer and explore and artists sketch the falling arch or fading fresco of the banquet halls and chambers of a long line of emperors, was then the scene of life and activity, of pomp and splendour.

being or in accordance with current social fashions

From this reading Passing beneath the even then grim and hoary archway of the Porta Capena, or Capuan Gate, with the dripping aqueduct above it, the centurion and his secretary traversed rapidly the crowded streets of a fashionable suburb--now mere mouldering mounds of desolation--to the Imperial Palace on the Palatine Hill.

a short vivid experience

From this reading Flashing fountains leaping sunward sparkled in the beams of noonday, diffusing a coolness through the air, which was fragrant with blossoms of the orange and magnolia trees growing in the open courts.

plural of “fountain” — a structure from which an artificially produced jet of water arises

From this reading Flashing fountains leaping sunward sparkled in the beams of noonday, diffusing a coolness through the air, which was fragrant with blossoms of the orange and magnolia trees growing in the open courts.

pleasant-smelling

From this reading Flashing fountains leaping sunward sparkled in the beams of noonday, diffusing a coolness through the air, which was fragrant with blossoms of the orange and magnolia trees growing in the open courts.

a mural done with watercolors on wet plaster

From this reading This eminence, which is now a mass of crumbling ruins, honey-combed with galleries and subterranean corridors through what was once the stately apartments of the Lords of the World, where wandering tourists peer and explore and artists sketch the falling arch or fading fresco of the banquet halls and chambers of a long line of emperors, was then the scene of life and activity, of pomp and splendour.

plural of “gallery” — spectators at a golf or tennis match

From this reading This eminence, which is now a mass of crumbling ruins, honey-combed with galleries and subterranean corridors through what was once the stately apartments of the Lords of the World, where wandering tourists peer and explore and artists sketch the falling arch or fading fresco of the banquet halls and chambers of a long line of emperors, was then the scene of life and activity, of pomp and splendour.

a movable barrier in a fence or wall

From this reading Passing beneath the even then grim and hoary archway of the Porta Capena, or Capuan Gate, with the dripping aqueduct above it, the centurion and his secretary traversed rapidly the crowded streets of a fashionable suburb--now mere mouldering mounds of desolation--to the Imperial Palace on the Palatine Hill.

not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty

From this reading Passing beneath the even then grim and hoary archway of the Porta Capena, or Capuan Gate, with the dripping aqueduct above it, the centurion and his secretary traversed rapidly the crowded streets of a fashionable suburb--now mere mouldering mounds of desolation--to the Imperial Palace on the Palatine Hill.

the solid part of the earth's surface

From this reading Marble courts and columned porticos stretched on in almost endless vistas, covering many acres of ground.

(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level

From this reading Flashing fountains leaping sunward sparkled in the beams of noonday, diffusing a coolness through the air, which was fragrant with blossoms of the orange and magnolia trees growing in the open courts.

plural of “hall” — an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open

From this reading This eminence, which is now a mass of crumbling ruins, honey-combed with galleries and subterranean corridors through what was once the stately apartments of the Lords of the World, where wandering tourists peer and explore and artists sketch the falling arch or fading fresco of the banquet halls and chambers of a long line of emperors, was then the scene of life and activity, of pomp and splendour.

a local and well-defined elevation of the land

From this reading Passing beneath the even then grim and hoary archway of the Porta Capena, or Capuan Gate, with the dripping aqueduct above it, the centurion and his secretary traversed rapidly the crowded streets of a fashionable suburb--now mere mouldering mounds of desolation--to the Imperial Palace on the Palatine Hill.

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

From this reading Passing beneath the even then grim and hoary archway of the Porta Capena, or Capuan Gate, with the dripping aqueduct above it, the centurion and his secretary traversed rapidly the crowded streets of a fashionable suburb--now mere mouldering mounds of desolation--to the Imperial Palace on the Palatine Hill.

showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair

From this reading Passing beneath the even then grim and hoary archway of the Porta Capena, or Capuan Gate, with the dripping aqueduct above it, the centurion and his secretary traversed rapidly the crowded streets of a fashionable suburb--now mere mouldering mounds of desolation--to the Imperial Palace on the Palatine Hill.

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From this reading This eminence, which is now a mass of crumbling ruins, honey-combed with galleries and subterranean corridors through what was once the stately apartments of the Lords of the World, where wandering tourists peer and explore and artists sketch the falling arch or fading fresco of the banquet halls and chambers of a long line of emperors, was then the scene of life and activity, of pomp and splendour.

relating to or associated with an empire

From this reading Passing beneath the even then grim and hoary archway of the Porta Capena, or Capuan Gate, with the dripping aqueduct above it, the centurion and his secretary traversed rapidly the crowded streets of a fashionable suburb--now mere mouldering mounds of desolation--to the Imperial Palace on the Palatine Hill.

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

From this reading IN CÆSAR'S PALACE.

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

From this reading This eminence, which is now a mass of crumbling ruins, honey-combed with galleries and subterranean corridors through what was once the stately apartments of the Lords of the World, where wandering tourists peer and explore and artists sketch the falling arch or fading fresco of the banquet halls and chambers of a long line of emperors, was then the scene of life and activity, of pomp and splendour.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Passing beneath the even then grim and hoary archway of the Porta Capena, or Capuan Gate, with the dripping aqueduct above it, the centurion and his secretary traversed rapidly the crowded streets of a fashionable suburb--now mere mouldering mounds of desolation--to the Imperial Palace on the Palatine Hill.

a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards

From this reading Flashing fountains leaping sunward sparkled in the beams of noonday, diffusing a coolness through the air, which was fragrant with blossoms of the orange and magnolia trees growing in the open courts.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading This eminence, which is now a mass of crumbling ruins, honey-combed with galleries and subterranean corridors through what was once the stately apartments of the Lords of the World, where wandering tourists peer and explore and artists sketch the falling arch or fading fresco of the banquet halls and chambers of a long line of emperors, was then the scene of life and activity, of pomp and splendour.

a formation of people or things one beside another

From this reading This eminence, which is now a mass of crumbling ruins, honey-combed with galleries and subterranean corridors through what was once the stately apartments of the Lords of the World, where wandering tourists peer and explore and artists sketch the falling arch or fading fresco of the banquet halls and chambers of a long line of emperors, was then the scene of life and activity, of pomp and splendour.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading This eminence, which is now a mass of crumbling ruins, honey-combed with galleries and subterranean corridors through what was once the stately apartments of the Lords of the World, where wandering tourists peer and explore and artists sketch the falling arch or fading fresco of the banquet halls and chambers of a long line of emperors, was then the scene of life and activity, of pomp and splendour.

plural of “lord” — terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

From this reading This eminence, which is now a mass of crumbling ruins, honey-combed with galleries and subterranean corridors through what was once the stately apartments of the Lords of the World, where wandering tourists peer and explore and artists sketch the falling arch or fading fresco of the banquet halls and chambers of a long line of emperors, was then the scene of life and activity, of pomp and splendour.

dried bark of various magnolias; used in folk medicine

From this reading Flashing fountains leaping sunward sparkled in the beams of noonday, diffusing a coolness through the air, which was fragrant with blossoms of the orange and magnolia trees growing in the open courts.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading Marble courts and columned porticos stretched on in almost endless vistas, covering many acres of ground.

a hard crystalline metamorphic rock that takes a high polish; used for sculpture and as building material

From this reading Marble courts and columned porticos stretched on in almost endless vistas, covering many acres of ground.

the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field

From this reading This eminence, which is now a mass of crumbling ruins, honey-combed with galleries and subterranean corridors through what was once the stately apartments of the Lords of the World, where wandering tourists peer and explore and artists sketch the falling arch or fading fresco of the banquet halls and chambers of a long line of emperors, was then the scene of life and activity, of pomp and splendour.

being nothing more than specified

From this reading Passing beneath the even then grim and hoary archway of the Porta Capena, or Capuan Gate, with the dripping aqueduct above it, the centurion and his secretary traversed rapidly the crowded streets of a fashionable suburb--now mere mouldering mounds of desolation--to the Imperial Palace on the Palatine Hill.

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From this reading Passing beneath the even then grim and hoary archway of the Porta Capena, or Capuan Gate, with the dripping aqueduct above it, the centurion and his secretary traversed rapidly the crowded streets of a fashionable suburb--now mere mouldering mounds of desolation--to the Imperial Palace on the Palatine Hill.

plural of “mound” — (baseball) the slight elevation on which the pitcher stands

From this reading Passing beneath the even then grim and hoary archway of the Porta Capena, or Capuan Gate, with the dripping aqueduct above it, the centurion and his secretary traversed rapidly the crowded streets of a fashionable suburb--now mere mouldering mounds of desolation--to the Imperial Palace on the Palatine Hill.

the middle of the day

From this reading Flashing fountains leaping sunward sparkled in the beams of noonday, diffusing a coolness through the air, which was fragrant with blossoms of the orange and magnolia trees growing in the open courts.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading Passing beneath the even then grim and hoary archway of the Porta Capena, or Capuan Gate, with the dripping aqueduct above it, the centurion and his secretary traversed rapidly the crowded streets of a fashionable suburb--now mere mouldering mounds of desolation--to the Imperial Palace on the Palatine Hill.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Passing beneath the even then grim and hoary archway of the Porta Capena, or Capuan Gate, with the dripping aqueduct above it, the centurion and his secretary traversed rapidly the crowded streets of a fashionable suburb--now mere mouldering mounds of desolation--to the Imperial Palace on the Palatine Hill.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Passing beneath the even then grim and hoary archway of the Porta Capena, or Capuan Gate, with the dripping aqueduct above it, the centurion and his secretary traversed rapidly the crowded streets of a fashionable suburb--now mere mouldering mounds of desolation--to the Imperial Palace on the Palatine Hill.

on one occasion

From this reading This eminence, which is now a mass of crumbling ruins, honey-combed with galleries and subterranean corridors through what was once the stately apartments of the Lords of the World, where wandering tourists peer and explore and artists sketch the falling arch or fading fresco of the banquet halls and chambers of a long line of emperors, was then the scene of life and activity, of pomp and splendour.

To move from a closed position.

From this reading Flashing fountains leaping sunward sparkled in the beams of noonday, diffusing a coolness through the air, which was fragrant with blossoms of the orange and magnolia trees growing in the open courts.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Passing beneath the even then grim and hoary archway of the Porta Capena, or Capuan Gate, with the dripping aqueduct above it, the centurion and his secretary traversed rapidly the crowded streets of a fashionable suburb--now mere mouldering mounds of desolation--to the Imperial Palace on the Palatine Hill.

round yellow to orange fruit of any of several citrus trees

From this reading Flashing fountains leaping sunward sparkled in the beams of noonday, diffusing a coolness through the air, which was fragrant with blossoms of the orange and magnolia trees growing in the open courts.

a large and stately mansion

From this reading IN CÆSAR'S PALACE.

any of various important officials in ancient Rome

From this reading Passing beneath the even then grim and hoary archway of the Porta Capena, or Capuan Gate, with the dripping aqueduct above it, the centurion and his secretary traversed rapidly the crowded streets of a fashionable suburb--now mere mouldering mounds of desolation--to the Imperial Palace on the Palatine Hill.

(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate

From this reading Passing beneath the even then grim and hoary archway of the Porta Capena, or Capuan Gate, with the dripping aqueduct above it, the centurion and his secretary traversed rapidly the crowded streets of a fashionable suburb--now mere mouldering mounds of desolation--to the Imperial Palace on the Palatine Hill.

a person who is of equal standing with another in a group

From this reading This eminence, which is now a mass of crumbling ruins, honey-combed with galleries and subterranean corridors through what was once the stately apartments of the Lords of the World, where wandering tourists peer and explore and artists sketch the falling arch or fading fresco of the banquet halls and chambers of a long line of emperors, was then the scene of life and activity, of pomp and splendour.

cheap or pretentious or vain display

From this reading This eminence, which is now a mass of crumbling ruins, honey-combed with galleries and subterranean corridors through what was once the stately apartments of the Lords of the World, where wandering tourists peer and explore and artists sketch the falling arch or fading fresco of the banquet halls and chambers of a long line of emperors, was then the scene of life and activity, of pomp and splendour.

an aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity

From this reading Passing beneath the even then grim and hoary archway of the Porta Capena, or Capuan Gate, with the dripping aqueduct above it, the centurion and his secretary traversed rapidly the crowded streets of a fashionable suburb--now mere mouldering mounds of desolation--to the Imperial Palace on the Palatine Hill.

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From this reading Marble courts and columned porticos stretched on in almost endless vistas, covering many acres of ground.

with speed

From this reading Passing beneath the even then grim and hoary archway of the Porta Capena, or Capuan Gate, with the dripping aqueduct above it, the centurion and his secretary traversed rapidly the crowded streets of a fashionable suburb--now mere mouldering mounds of desolation--to the Imperial Palace on the Palatine Hill.

plural of “ruin” — an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction

From this reading This eminence, which is now a mass of crumbling ruins, honey-combed with galleries and subterranean corridors through what was once the stately apartments of the Lords of the World, where wandering tourists peer and explore and artists sketch the falling arch or fading fresco of the banquet halls and chambers of a long line of emperors, was then the scene of life and activity, of pomp and splendour.

the place where some action occurs

From this reading This eminence, which is now a mass of crumbling ruins, honey-combed with galleries and subterranean corridors through what was once the stately apartments of the Lords of the World, where wandering tourists peer and explore and artists sketch the falling arch or fading fresco of the banquet halls and chambers of a long line of emperors, was then the scene of life and activity, of pomp and splendour.

a person who is head of an administrative department of government

From this reading Passing beneath the even then grim and hoary archway of the Porta Capena, or Capuan Gate, with the dripping aqueduct above it, the centurion and his secretary traversed rapidly the crowded streets of a fashionable suburb--now mere mouldering mounds of desolation--to the Imperial Palace on the Palatine Hill.

preliminary drawing for later elaboration

From this reading This eminence, which is now a mass of crumbling ruins, honey-combed with galleries and subterranean corridors through what was once the stately apartments of the Lords of the World, where wandering tourists peer and explore and artists sketch the falling arch or fading fresco of the banquet halls and chambers of a long line of emperors, was then the scene of life and activity, of pomp and splendour.

past form of “sparkle” — reflect brightly

From this reading Flashing fountains leaping sunward sparkled in the beams of noonday, diffusing a coolness through the air, which was fragrant with blossoms of the orange and magnolia trees growing in the open courts.

a quality that outshines the usual

From this reading This eminence, which is now a mass of crumbling ruins, honey-combed with galleries and subterranean corridors through what was once the stately apartments of the Lords of the World, where wandering tourists peer and explore and artists sketch the falling arch or fading fresco of the banquet halls and chambers of a long line of emperors, was then the scene of life and activity, of pomp and splendour.

impressive in appearance

From this reading This eminence, which is now a mass of crumbling ruins, honey-combed with galleries and subterranean corridors through what was once the stately apartments of the Lords of the World, where wandering tourists peer and explore and artists sketch the falling arch or fading fresco of the banquet halls and chambers of a long line of emperors, was then the scene of life and activity, of pomp and splendour.

plural of “street” — a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings

From this reading Passing beneath the even then grim and hoary archway of the Porta Capena, or Capuan Gate, with the dripping aqueduct above it, the centurion and his secretary traversed rapidly the crowded streets of a fashionable suburb--now mere mouldering mounds of desolation--to the Imperial Palace on the Palatine Hill.

(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching

From this reading Marble courts and columned porticos stretched on in almost endless vistas, covering many acres of ground.

Existing, occurring, or done under the earth's surface.

From this reading This eminence, which is now a mass of crumbling ruins, honey-combed with galleries and subterranean corridors through what was once the stately apartments of the Lords of the World, where wandering tourists peer and explore and artists sketch the falling arch or fading fresco of the banquet halls and chambers of a long line of emperors, was then the scene of life and activity, of pomp and splendour.

a residential district located on the outskirts of a city

From this reading Passing beneath the even then grim and hoary archway of the Porta Capena, or Capuan Gate, with the dripping aqueduct above it, the centurion and his secretary traversed rapidly the crowded streets of a fashionable suburb--now mere mouldering mounds of desolation--to the Imperial Palace on the Palatine Hill.

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From this reading Flashing fountains leaping sunward sparkled in the beams of noonday, diffusing a coolness through the air, which was fragrant with blossoms of the orange and magnolia trees growing in the open courts.

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

From this reading Passing beneath the even then grim and hoary archway of the Porta Capena, or Capuan Gate, with the dripping aqueduct above it, the centurion and his secretary traversed rapidly the crowded streets of a fashionable suburb--now mere mouldering mounds of desolation--to the Imperial Palace on the Palatine Hill.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Passing beneath the even then grim and hoary archway of the Porta Capena, or Capuan Gate, with the dripping aqueduct above it, the centurion and his secretary traversed rapidly the crowded streets of a fashionable suburb--now mere mouldering mounds of desolation--to the Imperial Palace on the Palatine Hill.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading This eminence, which is now a mass of crumbling ruins, honey-combed with galleries and subterranean corridors through what was once the stately apartments of the Lords of the World, where wandering tourists peer and explore and artists sketch the falling arch or fading fresco of the banquet halls and chambers of a long line of emperors, was then the scene of life and activity, of pomp and splendour.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading This eminence, which is now a mass of crumbling ruins, honey-combed with galleries and subterranean corridors through what was once the stately apartments of the Lords of the World, where wandering tourists peer and explore and artists sketch the falling arch or fading fresco of the banquet halls and chambers of a long line of emperors, was then the scene of life and activity, of pomp and splendour.

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

From this reading Passing beneath the even then grim and hoary archway of the Porta Capena, or Capuan Gate, with the dripping aqueduct above it, the centurion and his secretary traversed rapidly the crowded streets of a fashionable suburb--now mere mouldering mounds of desolation--to the Imperial Palace on the Palatine Hill.

plural of “tourist” — someone who travels for pleasure

From this reading This eminence, which is now a mass of crumbling ruins, honey-combed with galleries and subterranean corridors through what was once the stately apartments of the Lords of the World, where wandering tourists peer and explore and artists sketch the falling arch or fading fresco of the banquet halls and chambers of a long line of emperors, was then the scene of life and activity, of pomp and splendour.

past form of “traverse” — travel across or pass over

From this reading Passing beneath the even then grim and hoary archway of the Porta Capena, or Capuan Gate, with the dripping aqueduct above it, the centurion and his secretary traversed rapidly the crowded streets of a fashionable suburb--now mere mouldering mounds of desolation--to the Imperial Palace on the Palatine Hill.

plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms

From this reading Flashing fountains leaping sunward sparkled in the beams of noonday, diffusing a coolness through the air, which was fragrant with blossoms of the orange and magnolia trees growing in the open courts.

plural of “vista” — the visual percept of a region

From this reading Marble courts and columned porticos stretched on in almost endless vistas, covering many acres of ground.

migratory

From this reading This eminence, which is now a mass of crumbling ruins, honey-combed with galleries and subterranean corridors through what was once the stately apartments of the Lords of the World, where wandering tourists peer and explore and artists sketch the falling arch or fading fresco of the banquet halls and chambers of a long line of emperors, was then the scene of life and activity, of pomp and splendour.

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

From this reading This eminence, which is now a mass of crumbling ruins, honey-combed with galleries and subterranean corridors through what was once the stately apartments of the Lords of the World, where wandering tourists peer and explore and artists sketch the falling arch or fading fresco of the banquet halls and chambers of a long line of emperors, was then the scene of life and activity, of pomp and splendour.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading This eminence, which is now a mass of crumbling ruins, honey-combed with galleries and subterranean corridors through what was once the stately apartments of the Lords of the World, where wandering tourists peer and explore and artists sketch the falling arch or fading fresco of the banquet halls and chambers of a long line of emperors, was then the scene of life and activity, of pomp and splendour.

in or at the place that

From this reading This eminence, which is now a mass of crumbling ruins, honey-combed with galleries and subterranean corridors through what was once the stately apartments of the Lords of the World, where wandering tourists peer and explore and artists sketch the falling arch or fading fresco of the banquet halls and chambers of a long line of emperors, was then the scene of life and activity, of pomp and splendour.

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

From this reading This eminence, which is now a mass of crumbling ruins, honey-combed with galleries and subterranean corridors through what was once the stately apartments of the Lords of the World, where wandering tourists peer and explore and artists sketch the falling arch or fading fresco of the banquet halls and chambers of a long line of emperors, was then the scene of life and activity, of pomp and splendour.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Passing beneath the even then grim and hoary archway of the Porta Capena, or Capuan Gate, with the dripping aqueduct above it, the centurion and his secretary traversed rapidly the crowded streets of a fashionable suburb--now mere mouldering mounds of desolation--to the Imperial Palace on the Palatine Hill.

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading This eminence, which is now a mass of crumbling ruins, honey-combed with galleries and subterranean corridors through what was once the stately apartments of the Lords of the World, where wandering tourists peer and explore and artists sketch the falling arch or fading fresco of the banquet halls and chambers of a long line of emperors, was then the scene of life and activity, of pomp and splendour.