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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Caracalla's evening meal was ended, and for years past his friends had never seen the gloomy monarch in so mad a mood.
accursed
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From this reading To-day, he declared with flashing eyes, and not till to-day, he had dared to be entirely what Fate had called him to be--at once the judge and the executioner of an accursed and degenerate race.
agreed
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Alexander
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From this reading The high-priest of Serapis, with Dio Cassius the senator, and a few others of his suite, had not indeed appeared at table; but the priest of Alexander, the prefect Macrinus, his favorites Theocritus, Pandion, Antigonus, and others of their kidney, had crowded round him, had drunk to his health, and wished him joy of his glorious revenge.
all
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andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading To-day, he declared with flashing eyes, and not till to-day, he had dared to be entirely what Fate had called him to be--at once the judge and the executioner of an accursed and degenerate race.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Caracalla's evening meal was ended, and for years past his friends had never seen the gloomy monarch in so mad a mood.
Antigonus
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From this reading The high-priest of Serapis, with Dio Cassius the senator, and a few others of his suite, had not indeed appeared at table; but the priest of Alexander, the prefect Macrinus, his favorites Theocritus, Pandion, Antigonus, and others of their kidney, had crowded round him, had drunk to his health, and wished him joy of his glorious revenge.
appeared
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From this reading The high-priest of Serapis, with Dio Cassius the senator, and a few others of his suite, had not indeed appeared at table; but the priest of Alexander, the prefect Macrinus, his favorites Theocritus, Pandion, Antigonus, and others of their kidney, had crowded round him, had drunk to his health, and wished him joy of his glorious revenge.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The high-priest of Serapis, with Dio Cassius the senator, and a few others of his suite, had not indeed appeared at table; but the priest of Alexander, the prefect Macrinus, his favorites Theocritus, Pandion, Antigonus, and others of their kidney, had crowded round him, had drunk to his health, and wished him joy of his glorious revenge.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading To-day, he declared with flashing eyes, and not till to-day, he had dared to be entirely what Fate had called him to be--at once the judge and the executioner of an accursed and degenerate race.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The high-priest of Serapis, with Dio Cassius the senator, and a few others of his suite, had not indeed appeared at table; but the priest of Alexander, the prefect Macrinus, his favorites Theocritus, Pandion, Antigonus, and others of their kidney, had crowded round him, had drunk to his health, and wished him joy of his glorious revenge.
called
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From this reading To-day, he declared with flashing eyes, and not till to-day, he had dared to be entirely what Fate had called him to be--at once the judge and the executioner of an accursed and degenerate race.
Caracalla's
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From this reading Caracalla's evening meal was ended, and for years past his friends had never seen the gloomy monarch in so mad a mood.
Cassius
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From this reading The high-priest of Serapis, with Dio Cassius the senator, and a few others of his suite, had not indeed appeared at table; but the priest of Alexander, the prefect Macrinus, his favorites Theocritus, Pandion, Antigonus, and others of their kidney, had crowded round him, had drunk to his health, and wished him joy of his glorious revenge.
compared
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crowded
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From this reading The high-priest of Serapis, with Dio Cassius the senator, and a few others of his suite, had not indeed appeared at table; but the priest of Alexander, the prefect Macrinus, his favorites Theocritus, Pandion, Antigonus, and others of their kidney, had crowded round him, had drunk to his health, and wished him joy of his glorious revenge.
dared
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day's
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declared
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From this reading To-day, he declared with flashing eyes, and not till to-day, he had dared to be entirely what Fate had called him to be--at once the judge and the executioner of an accursed and degenerate race.
deeds
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degenerate
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From this reading To-day, he declared with flashing eyes, and not till to-day, he had dared to be entirely what Fate had called him to be--at once the judge and the executioner of an accursed and degenerate race.
delighted
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From this reading This delighted the half-drunken monarch.
Dio
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From this reading The high-priest of Serapis, with Dio Cassius the senator, and a few others of his suite, had not indeed appeared at table; but the priest of Alexander, the prefect Macrinus, his favorites Theocritus, Pandion, Antigonus, and others of their kidney, had crowded round him, had drunk to his health, and wished him joy of his glorious revenge.
drunk
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From this reading The high-priest of Serapis, with Dio Cassius the senator, and a few others of his suite, had not indeed appeared at table; but the priest of Alexander, the prefect Macrinus, his favorites Theocritus, Pandion, Antigonus, and others of their kidney, had crowded round him, had drunk to his health, and wished him joy of his glorious revenge.
ended
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From this reading Caracalla's evening meal was ended, and for years past his friends had never seen the gloomy monarch in so mad a mood.
entirelynounUS /ˈentirely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading To-day, he declared with flashing eyes, and not till to-day, he had dared to be entirely what Fate had called him to be--at once the judge and the executioner of an accursed and degenerate race.
evening
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From this reading Caracalla's evening meal was ended, and for years past his friends had never seen the gloomy monarch in so mad a mood.
EverythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Everything which legend or history had recorded of similar deeds was compared with this day's work, and it was agreed that it transcended them all.
executioner
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From this reading To-day, he declared with flashing eyes, and not till to-day, he had dared to be entirely what Fate had called him to be--at once the judge and the executioner of an accursed and degenerate race.
eyes
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From this reading To-day, he declared with flashing eyes, and not till to-day, he had dared to be entirely what Fate had called him to be--at once the judge and the executioner of an accursed and degenerate race.
Fate
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From this reading To-day, he declared with flashing eyes, and not till to-day, he had dared to be entirely what Fate had called him to be--at once the judge and the executioner of an accursed and degenerate race.
favorites
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From this reading The high-priest of Serapis, with Dio Cassius the senator, and a few others of his suite, had not indeed appeared at table; but the priest of Alexander, the prefect Macrinus, his favorites Theocritus, Pandion, Antigonus, and others of their kidney, had crowded round him, had drunk to his health, and wished him joy of his glorious revenge.
few
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From this reading The high-priest of Serapis, with Dio Cassius the senator, and a few others of his suite, had not indeed appeared at table; but the priest of Alexander, the prefect Macrinus, his favorites Theocritus, Pandion, Antigonus, and others of their kidney, had crowded round him, had drunk to his health, and wished him joy of his glorious revenge.
flashing
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From this reading To-day, he declared with flashing eyes, and not till to-day, he had dared to be entirely what Fate had called him to be--at once the judge and the executioner of an accursed and degenerate race.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Caracalla's evening meal was ended, and for years past his friends had never seen the gloomy monarch in so mad a mood.
friends
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From this reading Caracalla's evening meal was ended, and for years past his friends had never seen the gloomy monarch in so mad a mood.
gloomy
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From this reading Caracalla's evening meal was ended, and for years past his friends had never seen the gloomy monarch in so mad a mood.
glorious
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From this reading The high-priest of Serapis, with Dio Cassius the senator, and a few others of his suite, had not indeed appeared at table; but the priest of Alexander, the prefect Macrinus, his favorites Theocritus, Pandion, Antigonus, and others of their kidney, had crowded round him, had drunk to his health, and wished him joy of his glorious revenge.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Caracalla's evening meal was ended, and for years past his friends had never seen the gloomy monarch in so mad a mood.
half-drunken
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From this reading This delighted the half-drunken monarch.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To-day, he declared with flashing eyes, and not till to-day, he had dared to be entirely what Fate had called him to be--at once the judge and the executioner of an accursed and degenerate race.
health
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From this reading The high-priest of Serapis, with Dio Cassius the senator, and a few others of his suite, had not indeed appeared at table; but the priest of Alexander, the prefect Macrinus, his favorites Theocritus, Pandion, Antigonus, and others of their kidney, had crowded round him, had drunk to his health, and wished him joy of his glorious revenge.
high-priest
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From this reading The high-priest of Serapis, with Dio Cassius the senator, and a few others of his suite, had not indeed appeared at table; but the priest of Alexander, the prefect Macrinus, his favorites Theocritus, Pandion, Antigonus, and others of their kidney, had crowded round him, had drunk to his health, and wished him joy of his glorious revenge.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The high-priest of Serapis, with Dio Cassius the senator, and a few others of his suite, had not indeed appeared at table; but the priest of Alexander, the prefect Macrinus, his favorites Theocritus, Pandion, Antigonus, and others of their kidney, had crowded round him, had drunk to his health, and wished him joy of his glorious revenge.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Caracalla's evening meal was ended, and for years past his friends had never seen the gloomy monarch in so mad a mood.
history
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From this reading Everything which legend or history had recorded of similar deeds was compared with this day's work, and it was agreed that it transcended them all.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Caracalla's evening meal was ended, and for years past his friends had never seen the gloomy monarch in so mad a mood.
indeed
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From this reading The high-priest of Serapis, with Dio Cassius the senator, and a few others of his suite, had not indeed appeared at table; but the priest of Alexander, the prefect Macrinus, his favorites Theocritus, Pandion, Antigonus, and others of their kidney, had crowded round him, had drunk to his health, and wished him joy of his glorious revenge.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Everything which legend or history had recorded of similar deeds was compared with this day's work, and it was agreed that it transcended them all.
joy
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From this reading The high-priest of Serapis, with Dio Cassius the senator, and a few others of his suite, had not indeed appeared at table; but the priest of Alexander, the prefect Macrinus, his favorites Theocritus, Pandion, Antigonus, and others of their kidney, had crowded round him, had drunk to his health, and wished him joy of his glorious revenge.
judge
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From this reading To-day, he declared with flashing eyes, and not till to-day, he had dared to be entirely what Fate had called him to be--at once the judge and the executioner of an accursed and degenerate race.
kidney
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From this reading The high-priest of Serapis, with Dio Cassius the senator, and a few others of his suite, had not indeed appeared at table; but the priest of Alexander, the prefect Macrinus, his favorites Theocritus, Pandion, Antigonus, and others of their kidney, had crowded round him, had drunk to his health, and wished him joy of his glorious revenge.
legend
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From this reading Everything which legend or history had recorded of similar deeds was compared with this day's work, and it was agreed that it transcended them all.
Macrinus
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From this reading The high-priest of Serapis, with Dio Cassius the senator, and a few others of his suite, had not indeed appeared at table; but the priest of Alexander, the prefect Macrinus, his favorites Theocritus, Pandion, Antigonus, and others of their kidney, had crowded round him, had drunk to his health, and wished him joy of his glorious revenge.
mad
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From this reading Caracalla's evening meal was ended, and for years past his friends had never seen the gloomy monarch in so mad a mood.
meal
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From this reading Caracalla's evening meal was ended, and for years past his friends had never seen the gloomy monarch in so mad a mood.
monarch
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From this reading Caracalla's evening meal was ended, and for years past his friends had never seen the gloomy monarch in so mad a mood.
mood
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From this reading Caracalla's evening meal was ended, and for years past his friends had never seen the gloomy monarch in so mad a mood.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Caracalla's evening meal was ended, and for years past his friends had never seen the gloomy monarch in so mad a mood.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The high-priest of Serapis, with Dio Cassius the senator, and a few others of his suite, had not indeed appeared at table; but the priest of Alexander, the prefect Macrinus, his favorites Theocritus, Pandion, Antigonus, and others of their kidney, had crowded round him, had drunk to his health, and wished him joy of his glorious revenge.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The high-priest of Serapis, with Dio Cassius the senator, and a few others of his suite, had not indeed appeared at table; but the priest of Alexander, the prefect Macrinus, his favorites Theocritus, Pandion, Antigonus, and others of their kidney, had crowded round him, had drunk to his health, and wished him joy of his glorious revenge.
once
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From this reading To-day, he declared with flashing eyes, and not till to-day, he had dared to be entirely what Fate had called him to be--at once the judge and the executioner of an accursed and degenerate race.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Everything which legend or history had recorded of similar deeds was compared with this day's work, and it was agreed that it transcended them all.
others
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From this reading The high-priest of Serapis, with Dio Cassius the senator, and a few others of his suite, had not indeed appeared at table; but the priest of Alexander, the prefect Macrinus, his favorites Theocritus, Pandion, Antigonus, and others of their kidney, had crowded round him, had drunk to his health, and wished him joy of his glorious revenge.
Pandion
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From this reading The high-priest of Serapis, with Dio Cassius the senator, and a few others of his suite, had not indeed appeared at table; but the priest of Alexander, the prefect Macrinus, his favorites Theocritus, Pandion, Antigonus, and others of their kidney, had crowded round him, had drunk to his health, and wished him joy of his glorious revenge.
past
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From this reading Caracalla's evening meal was ended, and for years past his friends had never seen the gloomy monarch in so mad a mood.
prefect
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From this reading The high-priest of Serapis, with Dio Cassius the senator, and a few others of his suite, had not indeed appeared at table; but the priest of Alexander, the prefect Macrinus, his favorites Theocritus, Pandion, Antigonus, and others of their kidney, had crowded round him, had drunk to his health, and wished him joy of his glorious revenge.
priest
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From this reading The high-priest of Serapis, with Dio Cassius the senator, and a few others of his suite, had not indeed appeared at table; but the priest of Alexander, the prefect Macrinus, his favorites Theocritus, Pandion, Antigonus, and others of their kidney, had crowded round him, had drunk to his health, and wished him joy of his glorious revenge.
race
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recorded
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From this reading Everything which legend or history had recorded of similar deeds was compared with this day's work, and it was agreed that it transcended them all.
revenge
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From this reading The high-priest of Serapis, with Dio Cassius the senator, and a few others of his suite, had not indeed appeared at table; but the priest of Alexander, the prefect Macrinus, his favorites Theocritus, Pandion, Antigonus, and others of their kidney, had crowded round him, had drunk to his health, and wished him joy of his glorious revenge.
round
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From this reading The high-priest of Serapis, with Dio Cassius the senator, and a few others of his suite, had not indeed appeared at table; but the priest of Alexander, the prefect Macrinus, his favorites Theocritus, Pandion, Antigonus, and others of their kidney, had crowded round him, had drunk to his health, and wished him joy of his glorious revenge.
seen
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From this reading Caracalla's evening meal was ended, and for years past his friends had never seen the gloomy monarch in so mad a mood.
senator
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From this reading The high-priest of Serapis, with Dio Cassius the senator, and a few others of his suite, had not indeed appeared at table; but the priest of Alexander, the prefect Macrinus, his favorites Theocritus, Pandion, Antigonus, and others of their kidney, had crowded round him, had drunk to his health, and wished him joy of his glorious revenge.
Serapis
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From this reading The high-priest of Serapis, with Dio Cassius the senator, and a few others of his suite, had not indeed appeared at table; but the priest of Alexander, the prefect Macrinus, his favorites Theocritus, Pandion, Antigonus, and others of their kidney, had crowded round him, had drunk to his health, and wished him joy of his glorious revenge.
similar
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From this reading Everything which legend or history had recorded of similar deeds was compared with this day's work, and it was agreed that it transcended them all.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Caracalla's evening meal was ended, and for years past his friends had never seen the gloomy monarch in so mad a mood.
suite
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From this reading The high-priest of Serapis, with Dio Cassius the senator, and a few others of his suite, had not indeed appeared at table; but the priest of Alexander, the prefect Macrinus, his favorites Theocritus, Pandion, Antigonus, and others of their kidney, had crowded round him, had drunk to his health, and wished him joy of his glorious revenge.
table
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From this reading The high-priest of Serapis, with Dio Cassius the senator, and a few others of his suite, had not indeed appeared at table; but the priest of Alexander, the prefect Macrinus, his favorites Theocritus, Pandion, Antigonus, and others of their kidney, had crowded round him, had drunk to his health, and wished him joy of his glorious revenge.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Everything which legend or history had recorded of similar deeds was compared with this day's work, and it was agreed that it transcended them all.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Caracalla's evening meal was ended, and for years past his friends had never seen the gloomy monarch in so mad a mood.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The high-priest of Serapis, with Dio Cassius the senator, and a few others of his suite, had not indeed appeared at table; but the priest of Alexander, the prefect Macrinus, his favorites Theocritus, Pandion, Antigonus, and others of their kidney, had crowded round him, had drunk to his health, and wished him joy of his glorious revenge.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Everything which legend or history had recorded of similar deeds was compared with this day's work, and it was agreed that it transcended them all.
Theocritus
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From this reading The high-priest of Serapis, with Dio Cassius the senator, and a few others of his suite, had not indeed appeared at table; but the priest of Alexander, the prefect Macrinus, his favorites Theocritus, Pandion, Antigonus, and others of their kidney, had crowded round him, had drunk to his health, and wished him joy of his glorious revenge.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Everything which legend or history had recorded of similar deeds was compared with this day's work, and it was agreed that it transcended them all.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading To-day, he declared with flashing eyes, and not till to-day, he had dared to be entirely what Fate had called him to be--at once the judge and the executioner of an accursed and degenerate race.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The high-priest of Serapis, with Dio Cassius the senator, and a few others of his suite, had not indeed appeared at table; but the priest of Alexander, the prefect Macrinus, his favorites Theocritus, Pandion, Antigonus, and others of their kidney, had crowded round him, had drunk to his health, and wished him joy of his glorious revenge.
To-day
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From this reading To-day, he declared with flashing eyes, and not till to-day, he had dared to be entirely what Fate had called him to be--at once the judge and the executioner of an accursed and degenerate race.
transcended
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From this reading Everything which legend or history had recorded of similar deeds was compared with this day's work, and it was agreed that it transcended them all.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Caracalla's evening meal was ended, and for years past his friends had never seen the gloomy monarch in so mad a mood.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading To-day, he declared with flashing eyes, and not till to-day, he had dared to be entirely what Fate had called him to be--at once the judge and the executioner of an accursed and degenerate race.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Everything which legend or history had recorded of similar deeds was compared with this day's work, and it was agreed that it transcended them all.
wished
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From this reading The high-priest of Serapis, with Dio Cassius the senator, and a few others of his suite, had not indeed appeared at table; but the priest of Alexander, the prefect Macrinus, his favorites Theocritus, Pandion, Antigonus, and others of their kidney, had crowded round him, had drunk to his health, and wished him joy of his glorious revenge.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The high-priest of Serapis, with Dio Cassius the senator, and a few others of his suite, had not indeed appeared at table; but the priest of Alexander, the prefect Macrinus, his favorites Theocritus, Pandion, Antigonus, and others of their kidney, had crowded round him, had drunk to his health, and wished him joy of his glorious revenge.
work
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From this reading Everything which legend or history had recorded of similar deeds was compared with this day's work, and it was agreed that it transcended them all.
years
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From this reading Caracalla's evening meal was ended, and for years past his friends had never seen the gloomy monarch in so mad a mood.
