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Chapter XXII
SULLA'S PROSCRIPTION. 88-71. There was great fear at Rome, among the friends of Cinna and Marius, at the prospect of Sulla's return. A fire broke out in the Capitol, and this added to their terror, for the Books of the Sybil were burnt, and all her prophecies were lost. Cinna tried to oppose Sulla's landing, but was killed by his own soldiers at Brundusium.
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From this reading “A fire broke out in the Capitol, and this added to their terror, for the Books of the Sybil were burnt, and all her prophecies were lost.”
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading “There was great fear at Rome, among the friends of Cinna and Marius, at the prospect of Sulla's return.”
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From this reading “A fire broke out in the Capitol, and this added to their terror, for the Books of the Sybil were burnt, and all her prophecies were lost.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There was great fear at Rome, among the friends of Cinna and Marius, at the prospect of Sulla's return.”
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From this reading 88-71.
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From this reading 88-71.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A fire broke out in the Capitol, and this added to their terror, for the Books of the Sybil were burnt, and all her prophecies were lost.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A fire broke out in the Capitol, and this added to their terror, for the Books of the Sybil were burnt, and all her prophecies were lost.
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From this reading A fire broke out in the Capitol, and this added to their terror, for the Books of the Sybil were burnt, and all her prophecies were lost.
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading There was great fear at Rome, among the friends of Cinna and Marius, at the prospect of Sulla's return.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was great fear at Rome, among the friends of Cinna and Marius, at the prospect of Sulla's return.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There was great fear at Rome, among the friends of Cinna and Marius, at the prospect of Sulla's return.
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From this reading A fire broke out in the Capitol, and this added to their terror, for the Books of the Sybil were burnt, and all her prophecies were lost.
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From this reading A fire broke out in the Capitol, and this added to their terror, for the Books of the Sybil were burnt, and all her prophecies were lost.
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From this reading Cinna tried to oppose Sulla's landing, but was killed by his own soldiers at Brundusium.
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From this reading A fire broke out in the Capitol, and this added to their terror, for the Books of the Sybil were burnt, and all her prophecies were lost.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Cinna tried to oppose Sulla's landing, but was killed by his own soldiers at Brundusium.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Cinna tried to oppose Sulla's landing, but was killed by his own soldiers at Brundusium.
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From this reading A fire broke out in the Capitol, and this added to their terror, for the Books of the Sybil were burnt, and all her prophecies were lost.
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From this reading There was great fear at Rome, among the friends of Cinna and Marius, at the prospect of Sulla's return.
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From this reading There was great fear at Rome, among the friends of Cinna and Marius, at the prospect of Sulla's return.
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From this reading A fire broke out in the Capitol, and this added to their terror, for the Books of the Sybil were burnt, and all her prophecies were lost.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A fire broke out in the Capitol, and this added to their terror, for the Books of the Sybil were burnt, and all her prophecies were lost.
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From this reading There was great fear at Rome, among the friends of Cinna and Marius, at the prospect of Sulla's return.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was great fear at Rome, among the friends of Cinna and Marius, at the prospect of Sulla's return.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A fire broke out in the Capitol, and this added to their terror, for the Books of the Sybil were burnt, and all her prophecies were lost.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Cinna tried to oppose Sulla's landing, but was killed by his own soldiers at Brundusium.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A fire broke out in the Capitol, and this added to their terror, for the Books of the Sybil were burnt, and all her prophecies were lost.
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From this reading Cinna tried to oppose Sulla's landing, but was killed by his own soldiers at Brundusium.
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From this reading Cinna tried to oppose Sulla's landing, but was killed by his own soldiers at Brundusium.
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From this reading A fire broke out in the Capitol, and this added to their terror, for the Books of the Sybil were burnt, and all her prophecies were lost.
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From this reading There was great fear at Rome, among the friends of Cinna and Marius, at the prospect of Sulla's return.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was great fear at Rome, among the friends of Cinna and Marius, at the prospect of Sulla's return.
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From this reading Cinna tried to oppose Sulla's landing, but was killed by his own soldiers at Brundusium.
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From this reading A fire broke out in the Capitol, and this added to their terror, for the Books of the Sybil were burnt, and all her prophecies were lost.
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From this reading Cinna tried to oppose Sulla's landing, but was killed by his own soldiers at Brundusium.
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From this reading A fire broke out in the Capitol, and this added to their terror, for the Books of the Sybil were burnt, and all her prophecies were lost.
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From this reading SULLA'S PROSCRIPTION.
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From this reading There was great fear at Rome, among the friends of Cinna and Marius, at the prospect of Sulla's return.
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From this reading There was great fear at Rome, among the friends of Cinna and Marius, at the prospect of Sulla's return.
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From this reading There was great fear at Rome, among the friends of Cinna and Marius, at the prospect of Sulla's return.
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From this reading Cinna tried to oppose Sulla's landing, but was killed by his own soldiers at Brundusium.
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From this reading SULLA'S PROSCRIPTION.
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From this reading A fire broke out in the Capitol, and this added to their terror, for the Books of the Sybil were burnt, and all her prophecies were lost.
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From this reading A fire broke out in the Capitol, and this added to their terror, for the Books of the Sybil were burnt, and all her prophecies were lost.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was great fear at Rome, among the friends of Cinna and Marius, at the prospect of Sulla's return.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading A fire broke out in the Capitol, and this added to their terror, for the Books of the Sybil were burnt, and all her prophecies were lost.
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From this reading There was great fear at Rome, among the friends of Cinna and Marius, at the prospect of Sulla's return.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading A fire broke out in the Capitol, and this added to their terror, for the Books of the Sybil were burnt, and all her prophecies were lost.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A fire broke out in the Capitol, and this added to their terror, for the Books of the Sybil were burnt, and all her prophecies were lost.
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From this reading Cinna tried to oppose Sulla's landing, but was killed by his own soldiers at Brundusium.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was great fear at Rome, among the friends of Cinna and Marius, at the prospect of Sulla's return.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A fire broke out in the Capitol, and this added to their terror, for the Books of the Sybil were burnt, and all her prophecies were lost.
