457
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From this reading 457--561.
561
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From this reading 457--561.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Avitus was a good man, but the Romans grew weary of him, and in the year 457 they engaged Ricimer, a chief of the Teutonic tribe called Suevi, to drive him out, when he went back to Gaul, where he had a beautiful palace and garden.
Aetius
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From this reading He had been a captain under Aetius, and had the Roman name of Majorian.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After ten months Ricimer chose another Sueve to be Emperor.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Avitus was a good man, but the Romans grew weary of him, and in the year 457 they engaged Ricimer, a chief of the Teutonic tribe called Suevi, to drive him out, when he went back to Gaul, where he had a beautiful palace and garden.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading After ten months Ricimer chose another Sueve to be Emperor.
Avitus
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From this reading Avitus was a good man, but the Romans grew weary of him, and in the year 457 they engaged Ricimer, a chief of the Teutonic tribe called Suevi, to drive him out, when he went back to Gaul, where he had a beautiful palace and garden.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Avitus was a good man, but the Romans grew weary of him, and in the year 457 they engaged Ricimer, a chief of the Teutonic tribe called Suevi, to drive him out, when he went back to Gaul, where he had a beautiful palace and garden.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading After ten months Ricimer chose another Sueve to be Emperor.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading Avitus was a good man, but the Romans grew weary of him, and in the year 457 they engaged Ricimer, a chief of the Teutonic tribe called Suevi, to drive him out, when he went back to Gaul, where he had a beautiful palace and garden.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had been a captain under Aetius, and had the Roman name of Majorian.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Avitus was a good man, but the Romans grew weary of him, and in the year 457 they engaged Ricimer, a chief of the Teutonic tribe called Suevi, to drive him out, when he went back to Gaul, where he had a beautiful palace and garden.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Avitus was a good man, but the Romans grew weary of him, and in the year 457 they engaged Ricimer, a chief of the Teutonic tribe called Suevi, to drive him out, when he went back to Gaul, where he had a beautiful palace and garden.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading He had been a captain under Aetius, and had the Roman name of Majorian.
a person who is in charge
From this reading Avitus was a good man, but the Romans grew weary of him, and in the year 457 they engaged Ricimer, a chief of the Teutonic tribe called Suevi, to drive him out, when he went back to Gaul, where he had a beautiful palace and garden.
inflected form of “choose” — pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
From this reading After ten months Ricimer chose another Sueve to be Emperor.
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading Avitus was a good man, but the Romans grew weary of him, and in the year 457 they engaged Ricimer, a chief of the Teutonic tribe called Suevi, to drive him out, when he went back to Gaul, where he had a beautiful palace and garden.
the male ruler of an empire
From this reading After ten months Ricimer chose another Sueve to be Emperor.
having ones attention or mind or energy engaged
From this reading Avitus was a good man, but the Romans grew weary of him, and in the year 457 they engaged Ricimer, a chief of the Teutonic tribe called Suevi, to drive him out, when he went back to Gaul, where he had a beautiful palace and garden.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading Avitus was a good man, but the Romans grew weary of him, and in the year 457 they engaged Ricimer, a chief of the Teutonic tribe called Suevi, to drive him out, when he went back to Gaul, where he had a beautiful palace and garden.
GaulnounUS /ɡɔːl/
a person of French descent
From this reading Avitus was a good man, but the Romans grew weary of him, and in the year 457 they engaged Ricimer, a chief of the Teutonic tribe called Suevi, to drive him out, when he went back to Gaul, where he had a beautiful palace and garden.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Avitus was a good man, but the Romans grew weary of him, and in the year 457 they engaged Ricimer, a chief of the Teutonic tribe called Suevi, to drive him out, when he went back to Gaul, where he had a beautiful palace and garden.
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading Avitus was a good man, but the Romans grew weary of him, and in the year 457 they engaged Ricimer, a chief of the Teutonic tribe called Suevi, to drive him out, when he went back to Gaul, where he had a beautiful palace and garden.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Avitus was a good man, but the Romans grew weary of him, and in the year 457 they engaged Ricimer, a chief of the Teutonic tribe called Suevi, to drive him out, when he went back to Gaul, where he had a beautiful palace and garden.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Avitus was a good man, but the Romans grew weary of him, and in the year 457 they engaged Ricimer, a chief of the Teutonic tribe called Suevi, to drive him out, when he went back to Gaul, where he had a beautiful palace and garden.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Avitus was a good man, but the Romans grew weary of him, and in the year 457 they engaged Ricimer, a chief of the Teutonic tribe called Suevi, to drive him out, when he went back to Gaul, where he had a beautiful palace and garden.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Avitus was a good man, but the Romans grew weary of him, and in the year 457 they engaged Ricimer, a chief of the Teutonic tribe called Suevi, to drive him out, when he went back to Gaul, where he had a beautiful palace and garden.
Majorian
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From this reading He had been a captain under Aetius, and had the Roman name of Majorian.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Avitus was a good man, but the Romans grew weary of him, and in the year 457 they engaged Ricimer, a chief of the Teutonic tribe called Suevi, to drive him out, when he went back to Gaul, where he had a beautiful palace and garden.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading After ten months Ricimer chose another Sueve to be Emperor.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading He had been a captain under Aetius, and had the Roman name of Majorian.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Avitus was a good man, but the Romans grew weary of him, and in the year 457 they engaged Ricimer, a chief of the Teutonic tribe called Suevi, to drive him out, when he went back to Gaul, where he had a beautiful palace and garden.
OSTROGOTHnounUS /ˈɑːstrəɡɑːθ/
a member of the eastern group of Goths who created a kingdom in northern Italy around 500 AD
From this reading THEODORIC THE OSTROGOTH.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Avitus was a good man, but the Romans grew weary of him, and in the year 457 they engaged Ricimer, a chief of the Teutonic tribe called Suevi, to drive him out, when he went back to Gaul, where he had a beautiful palace and garden.
a large and stately mansion
From this reading Avitus was a good man, but the Romans grew weary of him, and in the year 457 they engaged Ricimer, a chief of the Teutonic tribe called Suevi, to drive him out, when he went back to Gaul, where he had a beautiful palace and garden.
Ricimer
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From this reading Avitus was a good man, but the Romans grew weary of him, and in the year 457 they engaged Ricimer, a chief of the Teutonic tribe called Suevi, to drive him out, when he went back to Gaul, where he had a beautiful palace and garden.
RomanadjectiveUS /ˈroʊmən/
relating to or characteristic of people of Rome
From this reading He had been a captain under Aetius, and had the Roman name of Majorian.
RomansnounUS /ˈroʊmənz/
a New Testament book containing an exposition of the doctrines of Saint Paul; written in AD 58
From this reading Avitus was a good man, but the Romans grew weary of him, and in the year 457 they engaged Ricimer, a chief of the Teutonic tribe called Suevi, to drive him out, when he went back to Gaul, where he had a beautiful palace and garden.
Sueve
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From this reading After ten months Ricimer chose another Sueve to be Emperor.
Suevi
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From this reading Avitus was a good man, but the Romans grew weary of him, and in the year 457 they engaged Ricimer, a chief of the Teutonic tribe called Suevi, to drive him out, when he went back to Gaul, where he had a beautiful palace and garden.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading After ten months Ricimer chose another Sueve to be Emperor.
TeutonicadjectiveUS /tuːˈtɔːnɪk/
of or pertaining to the ancient Teutons or their languages
From this reading Avitus was a good man, but the Romans grew weary of him, and in the year 457 they engaged Ricimer, a chief of the Teutonic tribe called Suevi, to drive him out, when he went back to Gaul, where he had a beautiful palace and garden.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THEODORIC THE OSTROGOTH.
THEODORIC
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From this reading THEODORIC THE OSTROGOTH.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Avitus was a good man, but the Romans grew weary of him, and in the year 457 they engaged Ricimer, a chief of the Teutonic tribe called Suevi, to drive him out, when he went back to Gaul, where he had a beautiful palace and garden.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Avitus was a good man, but the Romans grew weary of him, and in the year 457 they engaged Ricimer, a chief of the Teutonic tribe called Suevi, to drive him out, when he went back to Gaul, where he had a beautiful palace and garden.
tribenounUS /traɪb/
a social division of (usually preliterate) people
From this reading Avitus was a good man, but the Romans grew weary of him, and in the year 457 they engaged Ricimer, a chief of the Teutonic tribe called Suevi, to drive him out, when he went back to Gaul, where he had a beautiful palace and garden.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading He had been a captain under Aetius, and had the Roman name of Majorian.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Avitus was a good man, but the Romans grew weary of him, and in the year 457 they engaged Ricimer, a chief of the Teutonic tribe called Suevi, to drive him out, when he went back to Gaul, where he had a beautiful palace and garden.
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading Avitus was a good man, but the Romans grew weary of him, and in the year 457 they engaged Ricimer, a chief of the Teutonic tribe called Suevi, to drive him out, when he went back to Gaul, where he had a beautiful palace and garden.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Avitus was a good man, but the Romans grew weary of him, and in the year 457 they engaged Ricimer, a chief of the Teutonic tribe called Suevi, to drive him out, when he went back to Gaul, where he had a beautiful palace and garden.
at the time that
From this reading Avitus was a good man, but the Romans grew weary of him, and in the year 457 they engaged Ricimer, a chief of the Teutonic tribe called Suevi, to drive him out, when he went back to Gaul, where he had a beautiful palace and garden.
in or at the place that
From this reading Avitus was a good man, but the Romans grew weary of him, and in the year 457 they engaged Ricimer, a chief of the Teutonic tribe called Suevi, to drive him out, when he went back to Gaul, where he had a beautiful palace and garden.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading Avitus was a good man, but the Romans grew weary of him, and in the year 457 they engaged Ricimer, a chief of the Teutonic tribe called Suevi, to drive him out, when he went back to Gaul, where he had a beautiful palace and garden.
