Chapter 28 of Young Folks' History of Rome is here in full — 59 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXVIII
Chapter 28 of Young Folks' History of Rome is here in full — 59 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CLAUDIUS AND NERO. A.D. 41-68. Poor dull Claudius heard an uproar and hid himself, thinking he was going to be murdered like his nephew, but still worse was going to befall him. They were looking for him to make him Emperor, for he was the last of his family.
Chapter 28 of Young Folks' History of Rome is here in full — 59 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/11 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
become of; happen to
From this reading “Poor dull Claudius heard an uproar and hid himself, thinking he was going to be murdered like his nephew, but still worse was going to befall him.”
Roman Emperor after his nephew Caligula was murdered; consolidated the Roman Empire and conquered southern Britain; was poisoned by his fourth wife Agrippina after her son Nero was named as Claudius' heir (10 BC to AD 54)
From this reading “CLAUDIUS AND NERO.”
the male ruler of an empire
From this reading “They were looking for him to make him Emperor, for he was the last of his family.”
inflected form of “hide” — prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading “Poor dull Claudius heard an uproar and hid himself, thinking he was going to be murdered like his nephew, but still worse was going to befall him.”
killed unlawfully
From this reading “Poor dull Claudius heard an uproar and hid himself, thinking he was going to be murdered like his nephew, but still worse was going to befall him.”
a son of your brother or sister
From this reading “Poor dull Claudius heard an uproar and hid himself, thinking he was going to be murdered like his nephew, but still worse was going to befall him.”
Roman Emperor notorious for his monstrous vice and fantastic luxury (was said to have started a fire that destroyed much of Rome in 64) but the Roman Empire remained prosperous during his rule (37-68)
From this reading “CLAUDIUS AND NERO.”
a state of commotion and noise and confusion
From this reading “Poor dull Claudius heard an uproar and hid himself, thinking he was going to be murdered like his nephew, but still worse was going to befall him.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 41-68.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 41-68.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A.D.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Poor dull Claudius heard an uproar and hid himself, thinking he was going to be murdered like his nephew, but still worse was going to befall him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading CLAUDIUS AND NERO.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Poor dull Claudius heard an uproar and hid himself, thinking he was going to be murdered like his nephew, but still worse was going to befall him.
become of; happen to
From this reading Poor dull Claudius heard an uproar and hid himself, thinking he was going to be murdered like his nephew, but still worse was going to befall him.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Poor dull Claudius heard an uproar and hid himself, thinking he was going to be murdered like his nephew, but still worse was going to befall him.
Roman Emperor after his nephew Caligula was murdered; consolidated the Roman Empire and conquered southern Britain; was poisoned by his fourth wife Agrippina after her son Nero was named as Claudius' heir (10 BC to AD 54)
From this reading CLAUDIUS AND NERO.
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
From this reading A.D.
lacking in liveliness or animation
From this reading Poor dull Claudius heard an uproar and hid himself, thinking he was going to be murdered like his nephew, but still worse was going to befall him.
the male ruler of an empire
From this reading They were looking for him to make him Emperor, for he was the last of his family.
a social unit living together
From this reading They were looking for him to make him Emperor, for he was the last of his family.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They were looking for him to make him Emperor, for he was the last of his family.
the act of departing
From this reading Poor dull Claudius heard an uproar and hid himself, thinking he was going to be murdered like his nephew, but still worse was going to befall him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Poor dull Claudius heard an uproar and hid himself, thinking he was going to be murdered like his nephew, but still worse was going to befall him.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Poor dull Claudius heard an uproar and hid himself, thinking he was going to be murdered like his nephew, but still worse was going to befall him.
inflected form of “hide” — prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading Poor dull Claudius heard an uproar and hid himself, thinking he was going to be murdered like his nephew, but still worse was going to befall him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Poor dull Claudius heard an uproar and hid himself, thinking he was going to be murdered like his nephew, but still worse was going to befall him.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Poor dull Claudius heard an uproar and hid himself, thinking he was going to be murdered like his nephew, but still worse was going to befall him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Poor dull Claudius heard an uproar and hid himself, thinking he was going to be murdered like his nephew, but still worse was going to befall him.
immediately past
From this reading They were looking for him to make him Emperor, for he was the last of his family.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Poor dull Claudius heard an uproar and hid himself, thinking he was going to be murdered like his nephew, but still worse was going to befall him.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading They were looking for him to make him Emperor, for he was the last of his family.
engage in
From this reading They were looking for him to make him Emperor, for he was the last of his family.
killed unlawfully
From this reading Poor dull Claudius heard an uproar and hid himself, thinking he was going to be murdered like his nephew, but still worse was going to befall him.
a son of your brother or sister
From this reading Poor dull Claudius heard an uproar and hid himself, thinking he was going to be murdered like his nephew, but still worse was going to befall him.
Roman Emperor notorious for his monstrous vice and fantastic luxury (was said to have started a fire that destroyed much of Rome in 64) but the Roman Empire remained prosperous during his rule (37-68)
From this reading CLAUDIUS AND NERO.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They were looking for him to make him Emperor, for he was the last of his family.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Poor dull Claudius heard an uproar and hid himself, thinking he was going to be murdered like his nephew, but still worse was going to befall him.
not in physical motion
From this reading Poor dull Claudius heard an uproar and hid himself, thinking he was going to be murdered like his nephew, but still worse was going to befall him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They were looking for him to make him Emperor, for he was the last of his family.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were looking for him to make him Emperor, for he was the last of his family.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading Poor dull Claudius heard an uproar and hid himself, thinking he was going to be murdered like his nephew, but still worse was going to befall him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Poor dull Claudius heard an uproar and hid himself, thinking he was going to be murdered like his nephew, but still worse was going to befall him.
a state of commotion and noise and confusion
From this reading Poor dull Claudius heard an uproar and hid himself, thinking he was going to be murdered like his nephew, but still worse was going to befall him.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Poor dull Claudius heard an uproar and hid himself, thinking he was going to be murdered like his nephew, but still worse was going to befall him.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were looking for him to make him Emperor, for he was the last of his family.
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading Poor dull Claudius heard an uproar and hid himself, thinking he was going to be murdered like his nephew, but still worse was going to befall him.
Chapter 28 of Young Folks' History of Rome by Charlotte M. (Charlotte Mary) Yonge holds 59 sentences, grouped into 12 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.
Chapter 28 holds 59 sentences of Young Folks' History of Rome, unabridged, divided into 12 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 28 of Young Folks' History of Rome by Charlotte M. (Charlotte Mary) Yonge exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 59 sentences, grouped into 12 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 12 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 12 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 28 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
Common questions about reading Young Folks' History of Rome by Charlotte M. (Charlotte Mary) Yonge on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 1994 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #16667 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #16667, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 166 minutes of reading across 399 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through Young Folks' History of Rome section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 40 chapters of Young Folks' History of Rome to begin.
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Words and structures a reader meets early in Young Folks' History of Rome, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
