Chapter 26 of Young Folks' History of Rome is here in full — 50 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 26 of Young Folks' History of Rome is here in full — 50 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CAESAR AUGUSTUS. B.C. 33--A.D. 14. The death of Antonius ended the fierce struggles which had torn Rome so long.
Chapter 26 of Young Folks' History of Rome is here in full — 50 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Roman general under Julius Caesar in the Gallic wars; repudiated his wife for the Egyptian queen Cleopatra; they were defeated by Octavian at Actium (83-30 BC)
From this reading “The death of Antonius ended the fierce struggles which had torn Rome so long.”
Roman statesman who established the Roman Empire and became emperor in 27 BC; defeated Mark Antony and Cleopatra in 31 BC at Actium (63 BC - AD 14)
From this reading “CAESAR AUGUSTUS.”
conqueror of Gaul and master of Italy (100-44 BC)
From this reading “CAESAR AUGUSTUS.”
having come or been brought to a conclusion
From this reading “The death of Antonius ended the fierce struggles which had torn Rome so long.”
marked by extreme and violent energy
From this reading “The death of Antonius ended the fierce struggles which had torn Rome so long.”
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 death of Antonius ended the fierce struggles which had torn Rome so long.”
plural of “struggle” — an energetic attempt to achieve something
From this reading “The death of Antonius ended the fierce struggles which had torn Rome so long.”
having edges that are jagged from injury
From this reading “The death of Antonius ended the fierce struggles which had torn Rome so long.”
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From this reading 14.
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From this reading 33--A.D.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading 33--A.D.
Roman general under Julius Caesar in the Gallic wars; repudiated his wife for the Egyptian queen Cleopatra; they were defeated by Octavian at Actium (83-30 BC)
From this reading The death of Antonius ended the fierce struggles which had torn Rome so long.
Roman statesman who established the Roman Empire and became emperor in 27 BC; defeated Mark Antony and Cleopatra in 31 BC at Actium (63 BC - AD 14)
From this reading CAESAR AUGUSTUS.
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
From this reading B.C.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading B.C.
conqueror of Gaul and master of Italy (100-44 BC)
From this reading CAESAR AUGUSTUS.
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
From this reading 33--A.D.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading The death of Antonius ended the fierce struggles which had torn Rome so long.
having come or been brought to a conclusion
From this reading The death of Antonius ended the fierce struggles which had torn Rome so long.
marked by extreme and violent energy
From this reading The death of Antonius ended the fierce struggles which had torn Rome so long.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The death of Antonius ended the fierce struggles which had torn Rome so long.
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 The death of Antonius ended the fierce struggles which had torn Rome so long.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The death of Antonius ended the fierce struggles which had torn Rome so long.
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 death of Antonius ended the fierce struggles which had torn Rome so long.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The death of Antonius ended the fierce struggles which had torn Rome so long.
plural of “struggle” — an energetic attempt to achieve something
From this reading The death of Antonius ended the fierce struggles which had torn Rome so long.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The death of Antonius ended the fierce struggles which had torn Rome so long.
having edges that are jagged from injury
From this reading The death of Antonius ended the fierce struggles which had torn Rome so long.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The death of Antonius ended the fierce struggles which had torn Rome so long.
Chapter 26 of Young Folks' History of Rome by Charlotte M. (Charlotte Mary) Yonge holds 50 sentences, grouped into 10 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
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