Chapter XXI · Chapter 21

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From this reading 93--84.

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From this reading 93--84.

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

From this reading His face was said to be like a mulberry sprinkled with salt, with a terrible pair of blue eyes glaring out of it.

plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)

From this reading THE ADVENTURES OF MARIUS.

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading He had all the high culture and elegant learning that the rough soldier Marius despised, spoke and wrote Greek as easily as Latin, and was as well read in Greek poetry and philosophy as any Athenian could be; but he was given up to all the excesses of luxury in which the wealthy Romans indulged, and his way of life had made him frightful to look at.

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

From this reading The chief foe of Marius was almost always his second in command, Publius Cornelius Sulla, one of the men of highest family in Rome.

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading The chief foe of Marius was almost always his second in command, Publius Cornelius Sulla, one of the men of highest family in Rome.

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

From this reading He had all the high culture and elegant learning that the rough soldier Marius despised, spoke and wrote Greek as easily as Latin, and was as well read in Greek poetry and philosophy as any Athenian could be; but he was given up to all the excesses of luxury in which the wealthy Romans indulged, and his way of life had made him frightful to look at.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading He had all the high culture and elegant learning that the rough soldier Marius despised, spoke and wrote Greek as easily as Latin, and was as well read in Greek poetry and philosophy as any Athenian could be; but he was given up to all the excesses of luxury in which the wealthy Romans indulged, and his way of life had made him frightful to look at.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading He had all the high culture and elegant learning that the rough soldier Marius despised, spoke and wrote Greek as easily as Latin, and was as well read in Greek poetry and philosophy as any Athenian could be; but he was given up to all the excesses of luxury in which the wealthy Romans indulged, and his way of life had made him frightful to look at.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading He had all the high culture and elegant learning that the rough soldier Marius despised, spoke and wrote Greek as easily as Latin, and was as well read in Greek poetry and philosophy as any Athenian could be; but he was given up to all the excesses of luxury in which the wealthy Romans indulged, and his way of life had made him frightful to look at.

a resident of Athens

From this reading He had all the high culture and elegant learning that the rough soldier Marius despised, spoke and wrote Greek as easily as Latin, and was as well read in Greek poetry and philosophy as any Athenian could be; but he was given up to all the excesses of luxury in which the wealthy Romans indulged, and his way of life had made him frightful to look at.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading He had all the high culture and elegant learning that the rough soldier Marius despised, spoke and wrote Greek as easily as Latin, and was as well read in Greek poetry and philosophy as any Athenian could be; but he was given up to all the excesses of luxury in which the wealthy Romans indulged, and his way of life had made him frightful to look at.

of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky

From this reading His face was said to be like a mulberry sprinkled with salt, with a terrible pair of blue eyes glaring out of it.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading He had all the high culture and elegant learning that the rough soldier Marius despised, spoke and wrote Greek as easily as Latin, and was as well read in Greek poetry and philosophy as any Athenian could be; but he was given up to all the excesses of luxury in which the wealthy Romans indulged, and his way of life had made him frightful to look at.

a person who is in charge

From this reading The chief foe of Marius was almost always his second in command, Publius Cornelius Sulla, one of the men of highest family in Rome.

an authoritative direction or instruction to do something

From this reading The chief foe of Marius was almost always his second in command, Publius Cornelius Sulla, one of the men of highest family in Rome.

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From this reading The chief foe of Marius was almost always his second in command, Publius Cornelius Sulla, one of the men of highest family in Rome.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading He had all the high culture and elegant learning that the rough soldier Marius despised, spoke and wrote Greek as easily as Latin, and was as well read in Greek poetry and philosophy as any Athenian could be; but he was given up to all the excesses of luxury in which the wealthy Romans indulged, and his way of life had made him frightful to look at.

a particular society at a particular time and place

From this reading He had all the high culture and elegant learning that the rough soldier Marius despised, spoke and wrote Greek as easily as Latin, and was as well read in Greek poetry and philosophy as any Athenian could be; but he was given up to all the excesses of luxury in which the wealthy Romans indulged, and his way of life had made him frightful to look at.

treated with dislike or contempt

From this reading He had all the high culture and elegant learning that the rough soldier Marius despised, spoke and wrote Greek as easily as Latin, and was as well read in Greek poetry and philosophy as any Athenian could be; but he was given up to all the excesses of luxury in which the wealthy Romans indulged, and his way of life had made him frightful to look at.

with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)

From this reading He had all the high culture and elegant learning that the rough soldier Marius despised, spoke and wrote Greek as easily as Latin, and was as well read in Greek poetry and philosophy as any Athenian could be; but he was given up to all the excesses of luxury in which the wealthy Romans indulged, and his way of life had made him frightful to look at.

refined and tasteful in appearance or behavior or style

From this reading He had all the high culture and elegant learning that the rough soldier Marius despised, spoke and wrote Greek as easily as Latin, and was as well read in Greek poetry and philosophy as any Athenian could be; but he was given up to all the excesses of luxury in which the wealthy Romans indulged, and his way of life had made him frightful to look at.

plural of “excess” — a quantity much larger than is needed

From this reading He had all the high culture and elegant learning that the rough soldier Marius despised, spoke and wrote Greek as easily as Latin, and was as well read in Greek poetry and philosophy as any Athenian could be; but he was given up to all the excesses of luxury in which the wealthy Romans indulged, and his way of life had made him frightful to look at.

opinion or judgment

From this reading His face was said to be like a mulberry sprinkled with salt, with a terrible pair of blue eyes glaring out of it.

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading His face was said to be like a mulberry sprinkled with salt, with a terrible pair of blue eyes glaring out of it.

a social unit living together

From this reading The chief foe of Marius was almost always his second in command, Publius Cornelius Sulla, one of the men of highest family in Rome.

an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force)

From this reading The chief foe of Marius was almost always his second in command, Publius Cornelius Sulla, one of the men of highest family in Rome.

provoking horror

From this reading He had all the high culture and elegant learning that the rough soldier Marius despised, spoke and wrote Greek as easily as Latin, and was as well read in Greek poetry and philosophy as any Athenian could be; but he was given up to all the excesses of luxury in which the wealthy Romans indulged, and his way of life had made him frightful to look at.

acknowledged as a supposition

From this reading He had all the high culture and elegant learning that the rough soldier Marius despised, spoke and wrote Greek as easily as Latin, and was as well read in Greek poetry and philosophy as any Athenian could be; but he was given up to all the excesses of luxury in which the wealthy Romans indulged, and his way of life had made him frightful to look at.

shining intensely

From this reading His face was said to be like a mulberry sprinkled with salt, with a terrible pair of blue eyes glaring out of it.

the Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family of languages

From this reading He had all the high culture and elegant learning that the rough soldier Marius despised, spoke and wrote Greek as easily as Latin, and was as well read in Greek poetry and philosophy as any Athenian could be; but he was given up to all the excesses of luxury in which the wealthy Romans indulged, and his way of life had made him frightful to look at.

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

From this reading He had all the high culture and elegant learning that the rough soldier Marius despised, spoke and wrote Greek as easily as Latin, and was as well read in Greek poetry and philosophy as any Athenian could be; but he was given up to all the excesses of luxury in which the wealthy Romans indulged, and his way of life had made him frightful to look at.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He had all the high culture and elegant learning that the rough soldier Marius despised, spoke and wrote Greek as easily as Latin, and was as well read in Greek poetry and philosophy as any Athenian could be; but he was given up to all the excesses of luxury in which the wealthy Romans indulged, and his way of life had made him frightful to look at.

greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading He had all the high culture and elegant learning that the rough soldier Marius despised, spoke and wrote Greek as easily as Latin, and was as well read in Greek poetry and philosophy as any Athenian could be; but he was given up to all the excesses of luxury in which the wealthy Romans indulged, and his way of life had made him frightful to look at.

superlative of “high” — greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading The chief foe of Marius was almost always his second in command, Publius Cornelius Sulla, one of the men of highest family in Rome.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading He had all the high culture and elegant learning that the rough soldier Marius despised, spoke and wrote Greek as easily as Latin, and was as well read in Greek poetry and philosophy as any Athenian could be; but he was given up to all the excesses of luxury in which the wealthy Romans indulged, and his way of life had made him frightful to look at.

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

From this reading The chief foe of Marius was almost always his second in command, Publius Cornelius Sulla, one of the men of highest family in Rome.

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

From this reading The chief foe of Marius was almost always his second in command, Publius Cornelius Sulla, one of the men of highest family in Rome.

past form of “indulge” — give free rein to

From this reading He had all the high culture and elegant learning that the rough soldier Marius despised, spoke and wrote Greek as easily as Latin, and was as well read in Greek poetry and philosophy as any Athenian could be; but he was given up to all the excesses of luxury in which the wealthy Romans indulged, and his way of life had made him frightful to look at.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading His face was said to be like a mulberry sprinkled with salt, with a terrible pair of blue eyes glaring out of it.

of or relating to the ancient Latins or the Latin language

From this reading He had all the high culture and elegant learning that the rough soldier Marius despised, spoke and wrote Greek as easily as Latin, and was as well read in Greek poetry and philosophy as any Athenian could be; but he was given up to all the excesses of luxury in which the wealthy Romans indulged, and his way of life had made him frightful to look at.

the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge

From this reading He had all the high culture and elegant learning that the rough soldier Marius despised, spoke and wrote Greek as easily as Latin, and was as well read in Greek poetry and philosophy as any Athenian could be; but he was given up to all the excesses of luxury in which the wealthy Romans indulged, and his way of life had made him frightful to look at.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading He had all the high culture and elegant learning that the rough soldier Marius despised, spoke and wrote Greek as easily as Latin, and was as well read in Greek poetry and philosophy as any Athenian could be; but he was given up to all the excesses of luxury in which the wealthy Romans indulged, and his way of life had made him frightful to look at.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading His face was said to be like a mulberry sprinkled with salt, with a terrible pair of blue eyes glaring out of it.

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading He had all the high culture and elegant learning that the rough soldier Marius despised, spoke and wrote Greek as easily as Latin, and was as well read in Greek poetry and philosophy as any Athenian could be; but he was given up to all the excesses of luxury in which the wealthy Romans indulged, and his way of life had made him frightful to look at.

something that is an indulgence rather than a necessity

From this reading He had all the high culture and elegant learning that the rough soldier Marius despised, spoke and wrote Greek as easily as Latin, and was as well read in Greek poetry and philosophy as any Athenian could be; but he was given up to all the excesses of luxury in which the wealthy Romans indulged, and his way of life had made him frightful to look at.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading He had all the high culture and elegant learning that the rough soldier Marius despised, spoke and wrote Greek as easily as Latin, and was as well read in Greek poetry and philosophy as any Athenian could be; but he was given up to all the excesses of luxury in which the wealthy Romans indulged, and his way of life had made him frightful to look at.

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From this reading THE ADVENTURES OF MARIUS.

the force of workers available

From this reading The chief foe of Marius was almost always his second in command, Publius Cornelius Sulla, one of the men of highest family in Rome.

any of several trees of the genus Morus having edible fruit that resembles the blackberry

From this reading His face was said to be like a mulberry sprinkled with salt, with a terrible pair of blue eyes glaring out of it.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE ADVENTURES OF MARIUS.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading The chief foe of Marius was almost always his second in command, Publius Cornelius Sulla, one of the men of highest family in Rome.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading His face was said to be like a mulberry sprinkled with salt, with a terrible pair of blue eyes glaring out of it.

a set of two similar things considered as a unit

From this reading His face was said to be like a mulberry sprinkled with salt, with a terrible pair of blue eyes glaring out of it.

The study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence. (Triết học, đạo lý nhân sinh.)

From this reading He had all the high culture and elegant learning that the rough soldier Marius despised, spoke and wrote Greek as easily as Latin, and was as well read in Greek poetry and philosophy as any Athenian could be; but he was given up to all the excesses of luxury in which the wealthy Romans indulged, and his way of life had made him frightful to look at.

literature in metrical form

From this reading He had all the high culture and elegant learning that the rough soldier Marius despised, spoke and wrote Greek as easily as Latin, and was as well read in Greek poetry and philosophy as any Athenian could be; but he was given up to all the excesses of luxury in which the wealthy Romans indulged, and his way of life had made him frightful to look at.

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From this reading The chief foe of Marius was almost always his second in command, Publius Cornelius Sulla, one of the men of highest family in Rome.

interpret something that is written or printed

From this reading He had all the high culture and elegant learning that the rough soldier Marius despised, spoke and wrote Greek as easily as Latin, and was as well read in Greek poetry and philosophy as any Athenian could be; but he was given up to all the excesses of luxury in which the wealthy Romans indulged, and his way of life had made him frightful to look at.

a New Testament book containing an exposition of the doctrines of Saint Paul; written in AD 58

From this reading He had all the high culture and elegant learning that the rough soldier Marius despised, spoke and wrote Greek as easily as Latin, and was as well read in Greek poetry and philosophy as any Athenian could be; but he was given up to all the excesses of luxury in which the wealthy Romans indulged, and his way of life had made him frightful to look at.

capital and largest city of Italy; on the Tiber; seat of the Roman Catholic Church; formerly the capital of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire

From this reading The chief foe of Marius was almost always his second in command, Publius Cornelius Sulla, one of the men of highest family in Rome.

having or caused by an irregular surface

From this reading He had all the high culture and elegant learning that the rough soldier Marius despised, spoke and wrote Greek as easily as Latin, and was as well read in Greek poetry and philosophy as any Athenian could be; but he was given up to all the excesses of luxury in which the wealthy Romans indulged, and his way of life had made him frightful to look at.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading His face was said to be like a mulberry sprinkled with salt, with a terrible pair of blue eyes glaring out of it.

a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)

From this reading His face was said to be like a mulberry sprinkled with salt, with a terrible pair of blue eyes glaring out of it.

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading The chief foe of Marius was almost always his second in command, Publius Cornelius Sulla, one of the men of highest family in Rome.

an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army

From this reading He had all the high culture and elegant learning that the rough soldier Marius despised, spoke and wrote Greek as easily as Latin, and was as well read in Greek poetry and philosophy as any Athenian could be; but he was given up to all the excesses of luxury in which the wealthy Romans indulged, and his way of life had made him frightful to look at.

support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim

From this reading He had all the high culture and elegant learning that the rough soldier Marius despised, spoke and wrote Greek as easily as Latin, and was as well read in Greek poetry and philosophy as any Athenian could be; but he was given up to all the excesses of luxury in which the wealthy Romans indulged, and his way of life had made him frightful to look at.

past form of “sprinkle” — distribute loosely

From this reading His face was said to be like a mulberry sprinkled with salt, with a terrible pair of blue eyes glaring out of it.

perennial of southern Europe cultivated for forage and for its nectar-rich pink flowers that make it an important honey crop

From this reading The chief foe of Marius was almost always his second in command, Publius Cornelius Sulla, one of the men of highest family in Rome.

causing fear or dread or terror

From this reading His face was said to be like a mulberry sprinkled with salt, with a terrible pair of blue eyes glaring out of it.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading He had all the high culture and elegant learning that the rough soldier Marius despised, spoke and wrote Greek as easily as Latin, and was as well read in Greek poetry and philosophy as any Athenian could be; but he was given up to all the excesses of luxury in which the wealthy Romans indulged, and his way of life had made him frightful to look at.

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

From this reading THE ADVENTURES OF MARIUS.

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

From this reading He had all the high culture and elegant learning that the rough soldier Marius despised, spoke and wrote Greek as easily as Latin, and was as well read in Greek poetry and philosophy as any Athenian could be; but he was given up to all the excesses of luxury in which the wealthy Romans indulged, and his way of life had made him frightful to look at.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading He had all the high culture and elegant learning that the rough soldier Marius despised, spoke and wrote Greek as easily as Latin, and was as well read in Greek poetry and philosophy as any Athenian could be; but he was given up to all the excesses of luxury in which the wealthy Romans indulged, and his way of life had made him frightful to look at.

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

From this reading The chief foe of Marius was almost always his second in command, Publius Cornelius Sulla, one of the men of highest family in Rome.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading He had all the high culture and elegant learning that the rough soldier Marius despised, spoke and wrote Greek as easily as Latin, and was as well read in Greek poetry and philosophy as any Athenian could be; but he was given up to all the excesses of luxury in which the wealthy Romans indulged, and his way of life had made him frightful to look at.

having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value

From this reading He had all the high culture and elegant learning that the rough soldier Marius despised, spoke and wrote Greek as easily as Latin, and was as well read in Greek poetry and philosophy as any Athenian could be; but he was given up to all the excesses of luxury in which the wealthy Romans indulged, and his way of life had made him frightful to look at.

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading He had all the high culture and elegant learning that the rough soldier Marius despised, spoke and wrote Greek as easily as Latin, and was as well read in Greek poetry and philosophy as any Athenian could be; but he was given up to all the excesses of luxury in which the wealthy Romans indulged, and his way of life had made him frightful to look at.

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

From this reading He had all the high culture and elegant learning that the rough soldier Marius despised, spoke and wrote Greek as easily as Latin, and was as well read in Greek poetry and philosophy as any Athenian could be; but he was given up to all the excesses of luxury in which the wealthy Romans indulged, and his way of life had made him frightful to look at.

in the company of; together with

From this reading His face was said to be like a mulberry sprinkled with salt, with a terrible pair of blue eyes glaring out of it.

inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work

From this reading He had all the high culture and elegant learning that the rough soldier Marius despised, spoke and wrote Greek as easily as Latin, and was as well read in Greek poetry and philosophy as any Athenian could be; but he was given up to all the excesses of luxury in which the wealthy Romans indulged, and his way of life had made him frightful to look at.