312
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From this reading 312-337.
337
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From this reading 312-337.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Constantine entered Rome as a Christian, and from his time forward Christianity prevailed.
Adrianoplenoun
a city in northwestern Turkey; a Thracian town that was rebuilt and renamed by the Roman Emperor Hadrian
From this reading In the battle of Adrianople, Licinius was defeated, and soon after made prisoner and put to death.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading In the battle of Adrianople, Licinius was defeated, and soon after made prisoner and put to death.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading He reigned only over the West at first, but Licinius overthrew Daza, treating him and his family with great barbarity, and then Constantine, becoming alarmed at his power, marched against him, beat him in Thrace, and ten years later made another attack on him.
experiencing a sudden sense of danger
From this reading He reigned only over the West at first, but Licinius overthrew Daza, treating him and his family with great barbarity, and then Constantine, becoming alarmed at his power, marched against him, beat him in Thrace, and ten years later made another attack on him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Constantine entered Rome as a Christian, and from his time forward Christianity prevailed.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading He reigned only over the West at first, but Licinius overthrew Daza, treating him and his family with great barbarity, and then Constantine, becoming alarmed at his power, marched against him, beat him in Thrace, and ten years later made another attack on him.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Constantine entered Rome as a Christian, and from his time forward Christianity prevailed.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He reigned only over the West at first, but Licinius overthrew Daza, treating him and his family with great barbarity, and then Constantine, becoming alarmed at his power, marched against him, beat him in Thrace, and ten years later made another attack on him.
(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
From this reading He reigned only over the West at first, but Licinius overthrew Daza, treating him and his family with great barbarity, and then Constantine, becoming alarmed at his power, marched against him, beat him in Thrace, and ten years later made another attack on him.
barbaritynounUS /bɑːrˈbærəti/
the quality of being shockingly cruel and inhumane
From this reading He reigned only over the West at first, but Licinius overthrew Daza, treating him and his family with great barbarity, and then Constantine, becoming alarmed at his power, marched against him, beat him in Thrace, and ten years later made another attack on him.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading In the battle of Adrianople, Licinius was defeated, and soon after made prisoner and put to death.
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading He reigned only over the West at first, but Licinius overthrew Daza, treating him and his family with great barbarity, and then Constantine, becoming alarmed at his power, marched against him, beat him in Thrace, and ten years later made another attack on him.
according with custom or propriety
From this reading He reigned only over the West at first, but Licinius overthrew Daza, treating him and his family with great barbarity, and then Constantine, becoming alarmed at his power, marched against him, beat him in Thrace, and ten years later made another attack on him.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He reigned only over the West at first, but Licinius overthrew Daza, treating him and his family with great barbarity, and then Constantine, becoming alarmed at his power, marched against him, beat him in Thrace, and ten years later made another attack on him.
relating to or characteristic of Christianity
From this reading Constantine entered Rome as a Christian, and from his time forward Christianity prevailed.
ChristianitynounUS /ˌkrɪstʃiˈænɪti/
a monotheistic system of beliefs and practices based on the Old Testament and the teachings of Jesus as embodied in the New Testament and emphasizing the role of Jesus as savior
From this reading Constantine entered Rome as a Christian, and from his time forward Christianity prevailed.
CONSTANTINEnounUS /ˈkɑːnstəntiːn/
Emperor of Rome who stopped the persecution of Christians and in 324 made Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire; in 330 he moved his capital from Rome to Byzantium and renamed it Constantinople (280-337)
From this reading CONSTANTINE THE GREAT.
Daza
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From this reading He reigned only over the West at first, but Licinius overthrew Daza, treating him and his family with great barbarity, and then Constantine, becoming alarmed at his power, marched against him, beat him in Thrace, and ten years later made another attack on him.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading In the battle of Adrianople, Licinius was defeated, and soon after made prisoner and put to death.
defeatedadjectiveUS /dɪˈfiːtəd/
beaten or overcome; not victorious
From this reading In the battle of Adrianople, Licinius was defeated, and soon after made prisoner and put to death.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading Constantine entered Rome as a Christian, and from his time forward Christianity prevailed.
a social unit living together
From this reading He reigned only over the West at first, but Licinius overthrew Daza, treating him and his family with great barbarity, and then Constantine, becoming alarmed at his power, marched against him, beat him in Thrace, and ten years later made another attack on him.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading He reigned only over the West at first, but Licinius overthrew Daza, treating him and his family with great barbarity, and then Constantine, becoming alarmed at his power, marched against him, beat him in Thrace, and ten years later made another attack on him.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading Constantine entered Rome as a Christian, and from his time forward Christianity prevailed.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Constantine entered Rome as a Christian, and from his time forward Christianity prevailed.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading CONSTANTINE THE GREAT.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He reigned only over the West at first, but Licinius overthrew Daza, treating him and his family with great barbarity, and then Constantine, becoming alarmed at his power, marched against him, beat him in Thrace, and ten years later made another attack on him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He reigned only over the West at first, but Licinius overthrew Daza, treating him and his family with great barbarity, and then Constantine, becoming alarmed at his power, marched against him, beat him in Thrace, and ten years later made another attack on him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Constantine entered Rome as a Christian, and from his time forward Christianity prevailed.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He reigned only over the West at first, but Licinius overthrew Daza, treating him and his family with great barbarity, and then Constantine, becoming alarmed at his power, marched against him, beat him in Thrace, and ten years later made another attack on him.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading He reigned only over the West at first, but Licinius overthrew Daza, treating him and his family with great barbarity, and then Constantine, becoming alarmed at his power, marched against him, beat him in Thrace, and ten years later made another attack on him.
Licinius
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From this reading He reigned only over the West at first, but Licinius overthrew Daza, treating him and his family with great barbarity, and then Constantine, becoming alarmed at his power, marched against him, beat him in Thrace, and ten years later made another attack on him.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading He reigned only over the West at first, but Licinius overthrew Daza, treating him and his family with great barbarity, and then Constantine, becoming alarmed at his power, marched against him, beat him in Thrace, and ten years later made another attack on him.
marchedverbUS /mɑːrtʃt/
past form of “march” — march in a procession
From this reading He reigned only over the West at first, but Licinius overthrew Daza, treating him and his family with great barbarity, and then Constantine, becoming alarmed at his power, marched against him, beat him in Thrace, and ten years later made another attack on him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the battle of Adrianople, Licinius was defeated, and soon after made prisoner and put to death.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He reigned only over the West at first, but Licinius overthrew Daza, treating him and his family with great barbarity, and then Constantine, becoming alarmed at his power, marched against him, beat him in Thrace, and ten years later made another attack on him.
and nothing more
From this reading He reigned only over the West at first, but Licinius overthrew Daza, treating him and his family with great barbarity, and then Constantine, becoming alarmed at his power, marched against him, beat him in Thrace, and ten years later made another attack on him.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He reigned only over the West at first, but Licinius overthrew Daza, treating him and his family with great barbarity, and then Constantine, becoming alarmed at his power, marched against him, beat him in Thrace, and ten years later made another attack on him.
overthrewverbUS /ˌoʊvərˈθruː/
inflected form of “overthrow” — cause the downfall of; of rulers
From this reading He reigned only over the West at first, but Licinius overthrew Daza, treating him and his family with great barbarity, and then Constantine, becoming alarmed at his power, marched against him, beat him in Thrace, and ten years later made another attack on him.
possession of controlling influence
From this reading He reigned only over the West at first, but Licinius overthrew Daza, treating him and his family with great barbarity, and then Constantine, becoming alarmed at his power, marched against him, beat him in Thrace, and ten years later made another attack on him.
prevailedverbUS /prɪˈveɪld/
past form of “prevail” — be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance
From this reading Constantine entered Rome as a Christian, and from his time forward Christianity prevailed.
a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading In the battle of Adrianople, Licinius was defeated, and soon after made prisoner and put to death.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading In the battle of Adrianople, Licinius was defeated, and soon after made prisoner and put to death.
reignedverbUS /reɪnd/
past form of “reign” — have sovereign power
From this reading He reigned only over the West at first, but Licinius overthrew Daza, treating him and his family with great barbarity, and then Constantine, becoming alarmed at his power, marched against him, beat him in Thrace, and ten years later made another attack on him.
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 Constantine entered Rome as a Christian, and from his time forward Christianity prevailed.
in the near future
From this reading In the battle of Adrianople, Licinius was defeated, and soon after made prisoner and put to death.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading He reigned only over the West at first, but Licinius overthrew Daza, treating him and his family with great barbarity, and then Constantine, becoming alarmed at his power, marched against him, beat him in Thrace, and ten years later made another attack on him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CONSTANTINE THE GREAT.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading He reigned only over the West at first, but Licinius overthrew Daza, treating him and his family with great barbarity, and then Constantine, becoming alarmed at his power, marched against him, beat him in Thrace, and ten years later made another attack on him.
Thracenoun
an ancient country and wine producing region in the east of the Balkan Peninsula to the north of the Aegean Sea; colonized by ancient Greeks; later a Roman province; now divided between Bulgaria and Greece and Turkey
From this reading He reigned only over the West at first, but Licinius overthrew Daza, treating him and his family with great barbarity, and then Constantine, becoming alarmed at his power, marched against him, beat him in Thrace, and ten years later made another attack on him.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Constantine entered Rome as a Christian, and from his time forward Christianity prevailed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the battle of Adrianople, Licinius was defeated, and soon after made prisoner and put to death.
treatingverbUS /ˈtriːtɪŋ/
-ing form of “treat” — interact in a certain way
From this reading He reigned only over the West at first, but Licinius overthrew Daza, treating him and his family with great barbarity, and then Constantine, becoming alarmed at his power, marched against him, beat him in Thrace, and ten years later made another attack on him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the battle of Adrianople, Licinius was defeated, and soon after made prisoner and put to death.
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading He reigned only over the West at first, but Licinius overthrew Daza, treating him and his family with great barbarity, and then Constantine, becoming alarmed at his power, marched against him, beat him in Thrace, and ten years later made another attack on him.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He reigned only over the West at first, but Licinius overthrew Daza, treating him and his family with great barbarity, and then Constantine, becoming alarmed at his power, marched against him, beat him in Thrace, and ten years later made another attack on him.
a late time of life
From this reading He reigned only over the West at first, but Licinius overthrew Daza, treating him and his family with great barbarity, and then Constantine, becoming alarmed at his power, marched against him, beat him in Thrace, and ten years later made another attack on him.
