used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Fate rules them only who are too weak to rule themselves, and the great leash of fate is the power of evil women.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Fate rules them only who are too weak to rule themselves, and the great leash of fate is the power of evil women.
banquet-hall
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From this reading Guests had left the banquet-hall and gone to their homes.
assets available for use in the production of further assets
From this reading It was now to hasten the current of history in the old capital.
a flow of electricity through a conductor
From this reading It was now to hasten the current of history in the old capital.
morally objectionable behavior
From this reading Fate rules them only who are too weak to rule themselves, and the great leash of fate is the power of evil women.
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading Fate rules them only who are too weak to rule themselves, and the great leash of fate is the power of evil women.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Guests had left the banquet-hall and gone to their homes.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Fate rules them only who are too weak to rule themselves, and the great leash of fate is the power of evil women.
plural of “guest” — a visitor to whom hospitality is extended
From this reading Guests had left the banquet-hall and gone to their homes.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Vergilius had thought wisely of his temptation.
hastenverbUS /ˈheɪsən/
act or move at high speed
From this reading It was now to hasten the current of history in the old capital.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Salome sat with Manius in the great picture-room of her mother's palace.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Vergilius had thought wisely of his temptation.
the aggregate of past events
From this reading It was now to hasten the current of history in the old capital.
homesnounUS /hoʊmz/
plural of “home” — where you live at a particular time
From this reading Guests had left the banquet-hall and gone to their homes.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was now to hasten the current of history in the old capital.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Fate rules them only who are too weak to rule themselves, and the great leash of fate is the power of evil women.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was now to hasten the current of history in the old capital.
leashnounUS /liːʃ/
restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal
From this reading Fate rules them only who are too weak to rule themselves, and the great leash of fate is the power of evil women.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Guests had left the banquet-hall and gone to their homes.
Manius
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From this reading Salome sat with Manius in the great picture-room of her mother's palace.
mother'snounUS /ˈmʌðərz/
possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Salome sat with Manius in the great picture-room of her mother's palace.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading It was now to hasten the current of history in the old capital.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Vergilius had thought wisely of his temptation.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading It was now to hasten the current of history in the old capital.
and nothing more
From this reading Fate rules them only who are too weak to rule themselves, and the great leash of fate is the power of evil women.
a large and stately mansion
From this reading Salome sat with Manius in the great picture-room of her mother's palace.
picture-room
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From this reading Salome sat with Manius in the great picture-room of her mother's palace.
possession of controlling influence
From this reading Fate rules them only who are too weak to rule themselves, and the great leash of fate is the power of evil women.
a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
From this reading Fate rules them only who are too weak to rule themselves, and the great leash of fate is the power of evil women.
rulesnounUS /ruːlz/
plural of “rule” — a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
From this reading Fate rules them only who are too weak to rule themselves, and the great leash of fate is the power of evil women.
SalomenounUS /səˈloʊmi/
woman whose dancing beguiled Herod into giving her the head of John the Baptist
From this reading Salome sat with Manius in the great picture-room of her mother's palace.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Salome sat with Manius in the great picture-room of her mother's palace.
temptationnounUS /temˈteɪʃən/
something that seduces or has the quality to seduce
From this reading Vergilius had thought wisely of his temptation.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Fate rules them only who are too weak to rule themselves, and the great leash of fate is the power of evil women.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Guests had left the banquet-hall and gone to their homes.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Fate rules them only who are too weak to rule themselves, and the great leash of fate is the power of evil women.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Fate rules them only who are too weak to rule themselves, and the great leash of fate is the power of evil women.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Vergilius had thought wisely of his temptation.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Fate rules them only who are too weak to rule themselves, and the great leash of fate is the power of evil women.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Fate rules them only who are too weak to rule themselves, and the great leash of fate is the power of evil women.
Vergilius
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From this reading Vergilius had thought wisely of his temptation.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was now to hasten the current of history in the old capital.
wanting in physical strength
From this reading Fate rules them only who are too weak to rule themselves, and the great leash of fate is the power of evil women.
which person or people
From this reading Fate rules them only who are too weak to rule themselves, and the great leash of fate is the power of evil women.
wiselyadverbUS /ˈwaɪzli/
in a wise manner
From this reading Vergilius had thought wisely of his temptation.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Salome sat with Manius in the great picture-room of her mother's palace.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Fate rules them only who are too weak to rule themselves, and the great leash of fate is the power of evil women.
