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Chapter XXXVIII
THEODORIC THE OSTROGOTH. 457--561. 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. After ten months Ricimer chose another Sueve to be Emperor. He had been a captain under Aetius, and had the Roman name of Majorian.
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later than; following
From this reading “After ten months Ricimer chose another Sueve to be Emperor.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “After ten months Ricimer chose another Sueve to be Emperor.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “He had been a captain under Aetius, and had the Roman name of Majorian.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “He had been a captain under Aetius, and had the Roman name of Majorian.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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 important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He had been a captain under Aetius, and had the Roman name of Majorian.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “He had been a captain under Aetius, and had the Roman name of Majorian.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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.”
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From this reading 457--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.
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From this reading He had been a captain under Aetius, and had the Roman name of Majorian.
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.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading After ten months Ricimer chose another Sueve to be Emperor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
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.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
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.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
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 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.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
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 story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He had been a captain under Aetius, and had the Roman name of Majorian.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
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.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After ten months Ricimer chose another Sueve to be Emperor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
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.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After ten months Ricimer chose another Sueve to be Emperor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
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.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
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.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
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 important story-specific word used in this passage
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.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
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 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.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had been a captain under Aetius, and had the Roman name of Majorian.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
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.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After ten months Ricimer chose another Sueve to be Emperor.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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.
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From this reading THEODORIC THE OSTROGOTH.
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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.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
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.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
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.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had been a captain under Aetius, and had the Roman name of Majorian.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
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.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After ten months Ricimer chose another Sueve to be Emperor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
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.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After ten months Ricimer chose another Sueve to be Emperor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
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.
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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.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
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.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading He had been a captain under Aetius, and had the Roman name of Majorian.
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.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
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 important story-specific word used in this passage
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.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
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.
