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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 Exorbitant vanity and vagrant loves made the Syrian rather a dangerous agent; but it was largely owing to these weaknesses that he proved so serviceable.
agent
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From this reading Exorbitant vanity and vagrant loves made the Syrian rather a dangerous agent; but it was largely owing to these weaknesses that he proved so serviceable.
all
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From this reading Notwithstanding all his efforts, this man failed to discover whether Veranilda had indeed passed into the guardianship of Bessas; good reason in Marcian's view for believing that she was still detained by Leander, and probably in some convent.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading But a rumour sprang up among those who still took interest in the matter that some one writing from Sicily professed to have seen the Gothic maiden on board a vessel which touched there on its way to the East.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LEANDER THE POLITIC For most of his knowledge of private things that happened on the Palatine--and little that went on in the household of Bessas escaped him--Marcian depended upon his servant Sagaris.
believing
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From this reading Notwithstanding all his efforts, this man failed to discover whether Veranilda had indeed passed into the guardianship of Bessas; good reason in Marcian's view for believing that she was still detained by Leander, and probably in some convent.
Bessas
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From this reading LEANDER THE POLITIC For most of his knowledge of private things that happened on the Palatine--and little that went on in the household of Bessas escaped him--Marcian depended upon his servant Sagaris.
board
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From this reading But a rumour sprang up among those who still took interest in the matter that some one writing from Sicily professed to have seen the Gothic maiden on board a vessel which touched there on its way to the East.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Exorbitant vanity and vagrant loves made the Syrian rather a dangerous agent; but it was largely owing to these weaknesses that he proved so serviceable.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Notwithstanding all his efforts, this man failed to discover whether Veranilda had indeed passed into the guardianship of Bessas; good reason in Marcian's view for believing that she was still detained by Leander, and probably in some convent.
convent
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From this reading Notwithstanding all his efforts, this man failed to discover whether Veranilda had indeed passed into the guardianship of Bessas; good reason in Marcian's view for believing that she was still detained by Leander, and probably in some convent.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading His master had hitherto found him faithful, and no one could have worked more cunningly and persistently when set to play the spy or worm for secrets.
cunningly
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From this reading His master had hitherto found him faithful, and no one could have worked more cunningly and persistently when set to play the spy or worm for secrets.
dangerous
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From this reading Exorbitant vanity and vagrant loves made the Syrian rather a dangerous agent; but it was largely owing to these weaknesses that he proved so serviceable.
depended
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From this reading LEANDER THE POLITIC For most of his knowledge of private things that happened on the Palatine--and little that went on in the household of Bessas escaped him--Marcian depended upon his servant Sagaris.
detained
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From this reading Notwithstanding all his efforts, this man failed to discover whether Veranilda had indeed passed into the guardianship of Bessas; good reason in Marcian's view for believing that she was still detained by Leander, and probably in some convent.
discover
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From this reading Notwithstanding all his efforts, this man failed to discover whether Veranilda had indeed passed into the guardianship of Bessas; good reason in Marcian's view for believing that she was still detained by Leander, and probably in some convent.
East
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From this reading But a rumour sprang up among those who still took interest in the matter that some one writing from Sicily professed to have seen the Gothic maiden on board a vessel which touched there on its way to the East.
efforts
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From this reading Notwithstanding all his efforts, this man failed to discover whether Veranilda had indeed passed into the guardianship of Bessas; good reason in Marcian's view for believing that she was still detained by Leander, and probably in some convent.
escaped
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From this reading LEANDER THE POLITIC For most of his knowledge of private things that happened on the Palatine--and little that went on in the household of Bessas escaped him--Marcian depended upon his servant Sagaris.
Exorbitant
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From this reading Exorbitant vanity and vagrant loves made the Syrian rather a dangerous agent; but it was largely owing to these weaknesses that he proved so serviceable.
failed
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From this reading Notwithstanding all his efforts, this man failed to discover whether Veranilda had indeed passed into the guardianship of Bessas; good reason in Marcian's view for believing that she was still detained by Leander, and probably in some convent.
faithfulnounUS /ˈfaithful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading His master had hitherto found him faithful, and no one could have worked more cunningly and persistently when set to play the spy or worm for secrets.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading LEANDER THE POLITIC For most of his knowledge of private things that happened on the Palatine--and little that went on in the household of Bessas escaped him--Marcian depended upon his servant Sagaris.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His master had hitherto found him faithful, and no one could have worked more cunningly and persistently when set to play the spy or worm for secrets.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But a rumour sprang up among those who still took interest in the matter that some one writing from Sicily professed to have seen the Gothic maiden on board a vessel which touched there on its way to the East.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Notwithstanding all his efforts, this man failed to discover whether Veranilda had indeed passed into the guardianship of Bessas; good reason in Marcian's view for believing that she was still detained by Leander, and probably in some convent.
Gothic
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From this reading But a rumour sprang up among those who still took interest in the matter that some one writing from Sicily professed to have seen the Gothic maiden on board a vessel which touched there on its way to the East.
guardianship
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From this reading Notwithstanding all his efforts, this man failed to discover whether Veranilda had indeed passed into the guardianship of Bessas; good reason in Marcian's view for believing that she was still detained by Leander, and probably in some convent.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading His master had hitherto found him faithful, and no one could have worked more cunningly and persistently when set to play the spy or worm for secrets.
happened
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From this reading LEANDER THE POLITIC For most of his knowledge of private things that happened on the Palatine--and little that went on in the household of Bessas escaped him--Marcian depended upon his servant Sagaris.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading His master had hitherto found him faithful, and no one could have worked more cunningly and persistently when set to play the spy or worm for secrets.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Exorbitant vanity and vagrant loves made the Syrian rather a dangerous agent; but it was largely owing to these weaknesses that he proved so serviceable.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading LEANDER THE POLITIC For most of his knowledge of private things that happened on the Palatine--and little that went on in the household of Bessas escaped him--Marcian depended upon his servant Sagaris.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading LEANDER THE POLITIC For most of his knowledge of private things that happened on the Palatine--and little that went on in the household of Bessas escaped him--Marcian depended upon his servant Sagaris.
hitherto
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From this reading His master had hitherto found him faithful, and no one could have worked more cunningly and persistently when set to play the spy or worm for secrets.
household
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From this reading LEANDER THE POLITIC For most of his knowledge of private things that happened on the Palatine--and little that went on in the household of Bessas escaped him--Marcian depended upon his servant Sagaris.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading LEANDER THE POLITIC For most of his knowledge of private things that happened on the Palatine--and little that went on in the household of Bessas escaped him--Marcian depended upon his servant Sagaris.
indeed
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From this reading Notwithstanding all his efforts, this man failed to discover whether Veranilda had indeed passed into the guardianship of Bessas; good reason in Marcian's view for believing that she was still detained by Leander, and probably in some convent.
interest
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From this reading But a rumour sprang up among those who still took interest in the matter that some one writing from Sicily professed to have seen the Gothic maiden on board a vessel which touched there on its way to the East.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Notwithstanding all his efforts, this man failed to discover whether Veranilda had indeed passed into the guardianship of Bessas; good reason in Marcian's view for believing that she was still detained by Leander, and probably in some convent.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Exorbitant vanity and vagrant loves made the Syrian rather a dangerous agent; but it was largely owing to these weaknesses that he proved so serviceable.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading But a rumour sprang up among those who still took interest in the matter that some one writing from Sicily professed to have seen the Gothic maiden on board a vessel which touched there on its way to the East.
knowledge
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From this reading LEANDER THE POLITIC For most of his knowledge of private things that happened on the Palatine--and little that went on in the household of Bessas escaped him--Marcian depended upon his servant Sagaris.
largely
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From this reading Exorbitant vanity and vagrant loves made the Syrian rather a dangerous agent; but it was largely owing to these weaknesses that he proved so serviceable.
LEANDER
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From this reading LEANDER THE POLITIC For most of his knowledge of private things that happened on the Palatine--and little that went on in the household of Bessas escaped him--Marcian depended upon his servant Sagaris.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading LEANDER THE POLITIC For most of his knowledge of private things that happened on the Palatine--and little that went on in the household of Bessas escaped him--Marcian depended upon his servant Sagaris.
loves
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From this reading Exorbitant vanity and vagrant loves made the Syrian rather a dangerous agent; but it was largely owing to these weaknesses that he proved so serviceable.
made
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From this reading Exorbitant vanity and vagrant loves made the Syrian rather a dangerous agent; but it was largely owing to these weaknesses that he proved so serviceable.
maidennoun, literaryUS /ˈmeɪdən/
a young woman who is not married
From this reading But a rumour sprang up among those who still took interest in the matter that some one writing from Sicily professed to have seen the Gothic maiden on board a vessel which touched there on its way to the East.
man
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From this reading Notwithstanding all his efforts, this man failed to discover whether Veranilda had indeed passed into the guardianship of Bessas; good reason in Marcian's view for believing that she was still detained by Leander, and probably in some convent.
Marcian
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From this reading LEANDER THE POLITIC For most of his knowledge of private things that happened on the Palatine--and little that went on in the household of Bessas escaped him--Marcian depended upon his servant Sagaris.
Marcian's
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From this reading Notwithstanding all his efforts, this man failed to discover whether Veranilda had indeed passed into the guardianship of Bessas; good reason in Marcian's view for believing that she was still detained by Leander, and probably in some convent.
master
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From this reading His master had hitherto found him faithful, and no one could have worked more cunningly and persistently when set to play the spy or worm for secrets.
matter
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From this reading But a rumour sprang up among those who still took interest in the matter that some one writing from Sicily professed to have seen the Gothic maiden on board a vessel which touched there on its way to the East.
more
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From this reading His master had hitherto found him faithful, and no one could have worked more cunningly and persistently when set to play the spy or worm for secrets.
most
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From this reading LEANDER THE POLITIC For most of his knowledge of private things that happened on the Palatine--and little that went on in the household of Bessas escaped him--Marcian depended upon his servant Sagaris.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading His master had hitherto found him faithful, and no one could have worked more cunningly and persistently when set to play the spy or worm for secrets.
Notwithstanding
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From this reading Notwithstanding all his efforts, this man failed to discover whether Veranilda had indeed passed into the guardianship of Bessas; good reason in Marcian's view for believing that she was still detained by Leander, and probably in some convent.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading LEANDER THE POLITIC For most of his knowledge of private things that happened on the Palatine--and little that went on in the household of Bessas escaped him--Marcian depended upon his servant Sagaris.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading LEANDER THE POLITIC For most of his knowledge of private things that happened on the Palatine--and little that went on in the household of Bessas escaped him--Marcian depended upon his servant Sagaris.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading His master had hitherto found him faithful, and no one could have worked more cunningly and persistently when set to play the spy or worm for secrets.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading His master had hitherto found him faithful, and no one could have worked more cunningly and persistently when set to play the spy or worm for secrets.
owing
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From this reading Exorbitant vanity and vagrant loves made the Syrian rather a dangerous agent; but it was largely owing to these weaknesses that he proved so serviceable.
Palatine
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From this reading LEANDER THE POLITIC For most of his knowledge of private things that happened on the Palatine--and little that went on in the household of Bessas escaped him--Marcian depended upon his servant Sagaris.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Notwithstanding all his efforts, this man failed to discover whether Veranilda had indeed passed into the guardianship of Bessas; good reason in Marcian's view for believing that she was still detained by Leander, and probably in some convent.
persistently
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From this reading His master had hitherto found him faithful, and no one could have worked more cunningly and persistently when set to play the spy or worm for secrets.
play
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From this reading His master had hitherto found him faithful, and no one could have worked more cunningly and persistently when set to play the spy or worm for secrets.
POLITIC
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From this reading LEANDER THE POLITIC For most of his knowledge of private things that happened on the Palatine--and little that went on in the household of Bessas escaped him--Marcian depended upon his servant Sagaris.
private
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From this reading LEANDER THE POLITIC For most of his knowledge of private things that happened on the Palatine--and little that went on in the household of Bessas escaped him--Marcian depended upon his servant Sagaris.
probably
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From this reading Notwithstanding all his efforts, this man failed to discover whether Veranilda had indeed passed into the guardianship of Bessas; good reason in Marcian's view for believing that she was still detained by Leander, and probably in some convent.
professed
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From this reading But a rumour sprang up among those who still took interest in the matter that some one writing from Sicily professed to have seen the Gothic maiden on board a vessel which touched there on its way to the East.
proved
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From this reading Exorbitant vanity and vagrant loves made the Syrian rather a dangerous agent; but it was largely owing to these weaknesses that he proved so serviceable.
rather
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From this reading Exorbitant vanity and vagrant loves made the Syrian rather a dangerous agent; but it was largely owing to these weaknesses that he proved so serviceable.
reason
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From this reading Notwithstanding all his efforts, this man failed to discover whether Veranilda had indeed passed into the guardianship of Bessas; good reason in Marcian's view for believing that she was still detained by Leander, and probably in some convent.
rumour
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From this reading But a rumour sprang up among those who still took interest in the matter that some one writing from Sicily professed to have seen the Gothic maiden on board a vessel which touched there on its way to the East.
Sagaris
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From this reading LEANDER THE POLITIC For most of his knowledge of private things that happened on the Palatine--and little that went on in the household of Bessas escaped him--Marcian depended upon his servant Sagaris.
secrets
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From this reading His master had hitherto found him faithful, and no one could have worked more cunningly and persistently when set to play the spy or worm for secrets.
seen
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From this reading But a rumour sprang up among those who still took interest in the matter that some one writing from Sicily professed to have seen the Gothic maiden on board a vessel which touched there on its way to the East.
servant
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From this reading LEANDER THE POLITIC For most of his knowledge of private things that happened on the Palatine--and little that went on in the household of Bessas escaped him--Marcian depended upon his servant Sagaris.
serviceable
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From this reading Exorbitant vanity and vagrant loves made the Syrian rather a dangerous agent; but it was largely owing to these weaknesses that he proved so serviceable.
set
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From this reading His master had hitherto found him faithful, and no one could have worked more cunningly and persistently when set to play the spy or worm for secrets.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Notwithstanding all his efforts, this man failed to discover whether Veranilda had indeed passed into the guardianship of Bessas; good reason in Marcian's view for believing that she was still detained by Leander, and probably in some convent.
Sicily
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From this reading But a rumour sprang up among those who still took interest in the matter that some one writing from Sicily professed to have seen the Gothic maiden on board a vessel which touched there on its way to the East.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Exorbitant vanity and vagrant loves made the Syrian rather a dangerous agent; but it was largely owing to these weaknesses that he proved so serviceable.
some
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From this reading Notwithstanding all his efforts, this man failed to discover whether Veranilda had indeed passed into the guardianship of Bessas; good reason in Marcian's view for believing that she was still detained by Leander, and probably in some convent.
sprang
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From this reading But a rumour sprang up among those who still took interest in the matter that some one writing from Sicily professed to have seen the Gothic maiden on board a vessel which touched there on its way to the East.
spy
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From this reading His master had hitherto found him faithful, and no one could have worked more cunningly and persistently when set to play the spy or worm for secrets.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Notwithstanding all his efforts, this man failed to discover whether Veranilda had indeed passed into the guardianship of Bessas; good reason in Marcian's view for believing that she was still detained by Leander, and probably in some convent.
Syrian
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From this reading Exorbitant vanity and vagrant loves made the Syrian rather a dangerous agent; but it was largely owing to these weaknesses that he proved so serviceable.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading LEANDER THE POLITIC For most of his knowledge of private things that happened on the Palatine--and little that went on in the household of Bessas escaped him--Marcian depended upon his servant Sagaris.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LEANDER THE POLITIC For most of his knowledge of private things that happened on the Palatine--and little that went on in the household of Bessas escaped him--Marcian depended upon his servant Sagaris.
there
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From this reading But a rumour sprang up among those who still took interest in the matter that some one writing from Sicily professed to have seen the Gothic maiden on board a vessel which touched there on its way to the East.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Exorbitant vanity and vagrant loves made the Syrian rather a dangerous agent; but it was largely owing to these weaknesses that he proved so serviceable.
things
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From this reading LEANDER THE POLITIC For most of his knowledge of private things that happened on the Palatine--and little that went on in the household of Bessas escaped him--Marcian depended upon his servant Sagaris.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Notwithstanding all his efforts, this man failed to discover whether Veranilda had indeed passed into the guardianship of Bessas; good reason in Marcian's view for believing that she was still detained by Leander, and probably in some convent.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading But a rumour sprang up among those who still took interest in the matter that some one writing from Sicily professed to have seen the Gothic maiden on board a vessel which touched there on its way to the East.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Exorbitant vanity and vagrant loves made the Syrian rather a dangerous agent; but it was largely owing to these weaknesses that he proved so serviceable.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But a rumour sprang up among those who still took interest in the matter that some one writing from Sicily professed to have seen the Gothic maiden on board a vessel which touched there on its way to the East.
touched
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From this reading But a rumour sprang up among those who still took interest in the matter that some one writing from Sicily professed to have seen the Gothic maiden on board a vessel which touched there on its way to the East.
up
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From this reading But a rumour sprang up among those who still took interest in the matter that some one writing from Sicily professed to have seen the Gothic maiden on board a vessel which touched there on its way to the East.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading LEANDER THE POLITIC For most of his knowledge of private things that happened on the Palatine--and little that went on in the household of Bessas escaped him--Marcian depended upon his servant Sagaris.
vagrant
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From this reading Exorbitant vanity and vagrant loves made the Syrian rather a dangerous agent; but it was largely owing to these weaknesses that he proved so serviceable.
vanity
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From this reading Exorbitant vanity and vagrant loves made the Syrian rather a dangerous agent; but it was largely owing to these weaknesses that he proved so serviceable.
Veranilda
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From this reading Notwithstanding all his efforts, this man failed to discover whether Veranilda had indeed passed into the guardianship of Bessas; good reason in Marcian's view for believing that she was still detained by Leander, and probably in some convent.
vessel
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From this reading But a rumour sprang up among those who still took interest in the matter that some one writing from Sicily professed to have seen the Gothic maiden on board a vessel which touched there on its way to the East.
view
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From this reading Notwithstanding all his efforts, this man failed to discover whether Veranilda had indeed passed into the guardianship of Bessas; good reason in Marcian's view for believing that she was still detained by Leander, and probably in some convent.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Exorbitant vanity and vagrant loves made the Syrian rather a dangerous agent; but it was largely owing to these weaknesses that he proved so serviceable.
way
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From this reading But a rumour sprang up among those who still took interest in the matter that some one writing from Sicily professed to have seen the Gothic maiden on board a vessel which touched there on its way to the East.
weaknesses
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From this reading Exorbitant vanity and vagrant loves made the Syrian rather a dangerous agent; but it was largely owing to these weaknesses that he proved so serviceable.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading LEANDER THE POLITIC For most of his knowledge of private things that happened on the Palatine--and little that went on in the household of Bessas escaped him--Marcian depended upon his servant Sagaris.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading His master had hitherto found him faithful, and no one could have worked more cunningly and persistently when set to play the spy or worm for secrets.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading Notwithstanding all his efforts, this man failed to discover whether Veranilda had indeed passed into the guardianship of Bessas; good reason in Marcian's view for believing that she was still detained by Leander, and probably in some convent.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But a rumour sprang up among those who still took interest in the matter that some one writing from Sicily professed to have seen the Gothic maiden on board a vessel which touched there on its way to the East.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading But a rumour sprang up among those who still took interest in the matter that some one writing from Sicily professed to have seen the Gothic maiden on board a vessel which touched there on its way to the East.
worked
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From this reading His master had hitherto found him faithful, and no one could have worked more cunningly and persistently when set to play the spy or worm for secrets.
worm
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From this reading His master had hitherto found him faithful, and no one could have worked more cunningly and persistently when set to play the spy or worm for secrets.
writing
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From this reading But a rumour sprang up among those who still took interest in the matter that some one writing from Sicily professed to have seen the Gothic maiden on board a vessel which touched there on its way to the East.
