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403
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From this reading 403.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The temples had been razed, the idols broken, and no one set them up again; but the whole people of Rome were Christian, at least in name, from that time forth; and the temples and halls of justice began to be turned into churches.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The temples had been razed, the idols broken, and no one set them up again; but the whole people of Rome were Christian, at least in name, from that time forth; and the temples and halls of justice began to be turned into churches.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Honorius still lived his idle life at Ravenna, and the Bishop--or, as the Romans called him, Papa, father, or Pope--came back and helped them to put matters into order again.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The temples had been razed, the idols broken, and no one set them up again; but the whole people of Rome were Christian, at least in name, from that time forth; and the temples and halls of justice began to be turned into churches.
back
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From this reading Honorius still lived his idle life at Ravenna, and the Bishop--or, as the Romans called him, Papa, father, or Pope--came back and helped them to put matters into order again.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The temples had been razed, the idols broken, and no one set them up again; but the whole people of Rome were Christian, at least in name, from that time forth; and the temples and halls of justice began to be turned into churches.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The temples had been razed, the idols broken, and no one set them up again; but the whole people of Rome were Christian, at least in name, from that time forth; and the temples and halls of justice began to be turned into churches.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The temples had been razed, the idols broken, and no one set them up again; but the whole people of Rome were Christian, at least in name, from that time forth; and the temples and halls of justice began to be turned into churches.
Bishop
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From this reading Honorius still lived his idle life at Ravenna, and the Bishop--or, as the Romans called him, Papa, father, or Pope--came back and helped them to put matters into order again.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The temples had been razed, the idols broken, and no one set them up again; but the whole people of Rome were Christian, at least in name, from that time forth; and the temples and halls of justice began to be turned into churches.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The temples had been razed, the idols broken, and no one set them up again; but the whole people of Rome were Christian, at least in name, from that time forth; and the temples and halls of justice began to be turned into churches.
called
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From this reading Honorius still lived his idle life at Ravenna, and the Bishop--or, as the Romans called him, Papa, father, or Pope--came back and helped them to put matters into order again.
came
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From this reading One good thing came of the Gothic conquest--the pagans were put to silence for ever.
Christian
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From this reading The temples had been razed, the idols broken, and no one set them up again; but the whole people of Rome were Christian, at least in name, from that time forth; and the temples and halls of justice began to be turned into churches.
churches
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From this reading The temples had been razed, the idols broken, and no one set them up again; but the whole people of Rome were Christian, at least in name, from that time forth; and the temples and halls of justice began to be turned into churches.
conquest
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From this reading One good thing came of the Gothic conquest--the pagans were put to silence for ever.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One good thing came of the Gothic conquest--the pagans were put to silence for ever.
father
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From this reading Honorius still lived his idle life at Ravenna, and the Bishop--or, as the Romans called him, Papa, father, or Pope--came back and helped them to put matters into order again.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading One good thing came of the Gothic conquest--the pagans were put to silence for ever.
forth
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From this reading The temples had been razed, the idols broken, and no one set them up again; but the whole people of Rome were Christian, at least in name, from that time forth; and the temples and halls of justice began to be turned into churches.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The temples had been razed, the idols broken, and no one set them up again; but the whole people of Rome were Christian, at least in name, from that time forth; and the temples and halls of justice began to be turned into churches.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One good thing came of the Gothic conquest--the pagans were put to silence for ever.
Gothic
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From this reading One good thing came of the Gothic conquest--the pagans were put to silence for ever.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The temples had been razed, the idols broken, and no one set them up again; but the whole people of Rome were Christian, at least in name, from that time forth; and the temples and halls of justice began to be turned into churches.
halls
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From this reading The temples had been razed, the idols broken, and no one set them up again; but the whole people of Rome were Christian, at least in name, from that time forth; and the temples and halls of justice began to be turned into churches.
helped
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From this reading Honorius still lived his idle life at Ravenna, and the Bishop--or, as the Romans called him, Papa, father, or Pope--came back and helped them to put matters into order again.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Honorius still lived his idle life at Ravenna, and the Bishop--or, as the Romans called him, Papa, father, or Pope--came back and helped them to put matters into order again.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Honorius still lived his idle life at Ravenna, and the Bishop--or, as the Romans called him, Papa, father, or Pope--came back and helped them to put matters into order again.
Honorius
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From this reading Honorius still lived his idle life at Ravenna, and the Bishop--or, as the Romans called him, Papa, father, or Pope--came back and helped them to put matters into order again.
idle
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From this reading Honorius still lived his idle life at Ravenna, and the Bishop--or, as the Romans called him, Papa, father, or Pope--came back and helped them to put matters into order again.
idols
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From this reading The temples had been razed, the idols broken, and no one set them up again; but the whole people of Rome were Christian, at least in name, from that time forth; and the temples and halls of justice began to be turned into churches.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The temples had been razed, the idols broken, and no one set them up again; but the whole people of Rome were Christian, at least in name, from that time forth; and the temples and halls of justice began to be turned into churches.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The temples had been razed, the idols broken, and no one set them up again; but the whole people of Rome were Christian, at least in name, from that time forth; and the temples and halls of justice began to be turned into churches.
justice
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From this reading The temples had been razed, the idols broken, and no one set them up again; but the whole people of Rome were Christian, at least in name, from that time forth; and the temples and halls of justice began to be turned into churches.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The temples had been razed, the idols broken, and no one set them up again; but the whole people of Rome were Christian, at least in name, from that time forth; and the temples and halls of justice began to be turned into churches.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Honorius still lived his idle life at Ravenna, and the Bishop--or, as the Romans called him, Papa, father, or Pope--came back and helped them to put matters into order again.
lived
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From this reading Honorius still lived his idle life at Ravenna, and the Bishop--or, as the Romans called him, Papa, father, or Pope--came back and helped them to put matters into order again.
matters
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From this reading Honorius still lived his idle life at Ravenna, and the Bishop--or, as the Romans called him, Papa, father, or Pope--came back and helped them to put matters into order again.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The temples had been razed, the idols broken, and no one set them up again; but the whole people of Rome were Christian, at least in name, from that time forth; and the temples and halls of justice began to be turned into churches.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The temples had been razed, the idols broken, and no one set them up again; but the whole people of Rome were Christian, at least in name, from that time forth; and the temples and halls of justice began to be turned into churches.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One good thing came of the Gothic conquest--the pagans were put to silence for ever.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One good thing came of the Gothic conquest--the pagans were put to silence for ever.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Honorius still lived his idle life at Ravenna, and the Bishop--or, as the Romans called him, Papa, father, or Pope--came back and helped them to put matters into order again.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Honorius still lived his idle life at Ravenna, and the Bishop--or, as the Romans called him, Papa, father, or Pope--came back and helped them to put matters into order again.
pagans
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From this reading One good thing came of the Gothic conquest--the pagans were put to silence for ever.
Papa
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From this reading Honorius still lived his idle life at Ravenna, and the Bishop--or, as the Romans called him, Papa, father, or Pope--came back and helped them to put matters into order again.
people
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From this reading The temples had been razed, the idols broken, and no one set them up again; but the whole people of Rome were Christian, at least in name, from that time forth; and the temples and halls of justice began to be turned into churches.
Pope
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From this reading Honorius still lived his idle life at Ravenna, and the Bishop--or, as the Romans called him, Papa, father, or Pope--came back and helped them to put matters into order again.
put
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From this reading One good thing came of the Gothic conquest--the pagans were put to silence for ever.
Ravenna
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From this reading Honorius still lived his idle life at Ravenna, and the Bishop--or, as the Romans called him, Papa, father, or Pope--came back and helped them to put matters into order again.
razed
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From this reading The temples had been razed, the idols broken, and no one set them up again; but the whole people of Rome were Christian, at least in name, from that time forth; and the temples and halls of justice began to be turned into churches.
Romans
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From this reading Honorius still lived his idle life at Ravenna, and the Bishop--or, as the Romans called him, Papa, father, or Pope--came back and helped them to put matters into order again.
Rome
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From this reading The temples had been razed, the idols broken, and no one set them up again; but the whole people of Rome were Christian, at least in name, from that time forth; and the temples and halls of justice began to be turned into churches.
set
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From this reading The temples had been razed, the idols broken, and no one set them up again; but the whole people of Rome were Christian, at least in name, from that time forth; and the temples and halls of justice began to be turned into churches.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading One good thing came of the Gothic conquest--the pagans were put to silence for ever.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Honorius still lived his idle life at Ravenna, and the Bishop--or, as the Romans called him, Papa, father, or Pope--came back and helped them to put matters into order again.
temples
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From this reading The temples had been razed, the idols broken, and no one set them up again; but the whole people of Rome were Christian, at least in name, from that time forth; and the temples and halls of justice began to be turned into churches.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The temples had been razed, the idols broken, and no one set them up again; but the whole people of Rome were Christian, at least in name, from that time forth; and the temples and halls of justice began to be turned into churches.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE VANDALS.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The temples had been razed, the idols broken, and no one set them up again; but the whole people of Rome were Christian, at least in name, from that time forth; and the temples and halls of justice began to be turned into churches.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One good thing came of the Gothic conquest--the pagans were put to silence for ever.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The temples had been razed, the idols broken, and no one set them up again; but the whole people of Rome were Christian, at least in name, from that time forth; and the temples and halls of justice began to be turned into churches.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One good thing came of the Gothic conquest--the pagans were put to silence for ever.
turned
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From this reading The temples had been razed, the idols broken, and no one set them up again; but the whole people of Rome were Christian, at least in name, from that time forth; and the temples and halls of justice began to be turned into churches.
up
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From this reading The temples had been razed, the idols broken, and no one set them up again; but the whole people of Rome were Christian, at least in name, from that time forth; and the temples and halls of justice began to be turned into churches.
VANDALS
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From this reading THE VANDALS.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading One good thing came of the Gothic conquest--the pagans were put to silence for ever.
whole
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From this reading The temples had been razed, the idols broken, and no one set them up again; but the whole people of Rome were Christian, at least in name, from that time forth; and the temples and halls of justice began to be turned into churches.
