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affections
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From this reading Once, in an outburst of surprise at himself for loving her, he threatened to put her to the torture to wring from Cæsonia the secret of her hold on his affections.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Once, in an outburst of surprise at himself for loving her, he threatened to put her to the torture to wring from Cæsonia the secret of her hold on his affections.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Cnæus Domitius Corbulo was the greatest general of his time, and he had splendidly served the State.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Once, in an outburst of surprise at himself for loving her, he threatened to put her to the torture to wring from Cæsonia the secret of her hold on his affections.
beautiful
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From this reading She was not beautiful, but her flexible mouth, her tender eyes, the dimples in her cheeks, her exquisite grace of manner and sweetness of expression had not only won the heart of the tyrant, but had enabled her to maintain it.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading His sister Cæsonia had been the wife of the mad prince Caligula.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She was not beautiful, but her flexible mouth, her tender eyes, the dimples in her cheeks, her exquisite grace of manner and sweetness of expression had not only won the heart of the tyrant, but had enabled her to maintain it.
Caligula
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From this reading His sister Cæsonia had been the wife of the mad prince Caligula.
cheeks
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From this reading She was not beautiful, but her flexible mouth, her tender eyes, the dimples in her cheeks, her exquisite grace of manner and sweetness of expression had not only won the heart of the tyrant, but had enabled her to maintain it.
Cnæus
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From this reading Cnæus Domitius Corbulo was the greatest general of his time, and he had splendidly served the State.
CORBULO
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From this reading CORBULO.
Cæsonia
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From this reading His sister Cæsonia had been the wife of the mad prince Caligula.
dimples
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From this reading She was not beautiful, but her flexible mouth, her tender eyes, the dimples in her cheeks, her exquisite grace of manner and sweetness of expression had not only won the heart of the tyrant, but had enabled her to maintain it.
Domitius
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From this reading Cnæus Domitius Corbulo was the greatest general of his time, and he had splendidly served the State.
enabled
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From this reading She was not beautiful, but her flexible mouth, her tender eyes, the dimples in her cheeks, her exquisite grace of manner and sweetness of expression had not only won the heart of the tyrant, but had enabled her to maintain it.
expression
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From this reading She was not beautiful, but her flexible mouth, her tender eyes, the dimples in her cheeks, her exquisite grace of manner and sweetness of expression had not only won the heart of the tyrant, but had enabled her to maintain it.
exquisite
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From this reading She was not beautiful, but her flexible mouth, her tender eyes, the dimples in her cheeks, her exquisite grace of manner and sweetness of expression had not only won the heart of the tyrant, but had enabled her to maintain it.
eyes
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From this reading She was not beautiful, but her flexible mouth, her tender eyes, the dimples in her cheeks, her exquisite grace of manner and sweetness of expression had not only won the heart of the tyrant, but had enabled her to maintain it.
flexible
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From this reading She was not beautiful, but her flexible mouth, her tender eyes, the dimples in her cheeks, her exquisite grace of manner and sweetness of expression had not only won the heart of the tyrant, but had enabled her to maintain it.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Once, in an outburst of surprise at himself for loving her, he threatened to put her to the torture to wring from Cæsonia the secret of her hold on his affections.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Once, in an outburst of surprise at himself for loving her, he threatened to put her to the torture to wring from Cæsonia the secret of her hold on his affections.
general
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From this reading Cnæus Domitius Corbulo was the greatest general of his time, and he had splendidly served the State.
grace
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From this reading She was not beautiful, but her flexible mouth, her tender eyes, the dimples in her cheeks, her exquisite grace of manner and sweetness of expression had not only won the heart of the tyrant, but had enabled her to maintain it.
greatest
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From this reading Cnæus Domitius Corbulo was the greatest general of his time, and he had splendidly served the State.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Cnæus Domitius Corbulo was the greatest general of his time, and he had splendidly served the State.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Cnæus Domitius Corbulo was the greatest general of his time, and he had splendidly served the State.
heart
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From this reading She was not beautiful, but her flexible mouth, her tender eyes, the dimples in her cheeks, her exquisite grace of manner and sweetness of expression had not only won the heart of the tyrant, but had enabled her to maintain it.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was not beautiful, but her flexible mouth, her tender eyes, the dimples in her cheeks, her exquisite grace of manner and sweetness of expression had not only won the heart of the tyrant, but had enabled her to maintain it.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Once, in an outburst of surprise at himself for loving her, he threatened to put her to the torture to wring from Cæsonia the secret of her hold on his affections.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Cnæus Domitius Corbulo was the greatest general of his time, and he had splendidly served the State.
hold
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From this reading Once, in an outburst of surprise at himself for loving her, he threatened to put her to the torture to wring from Cæsonia the secret of her hold on his affections.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She was not beautiful, but her flexible mouth, her tender eyes, the dimples in her cheeks, her exquisite grace of manner and sweetness of expression had not only won the heart of the tyrant, but had enabled her to maintain it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She was not beautiful, but her flexible mouth, her tender eyes, the dimples in her cheeks, her exquisite grace of manner and sweetness of expression had not only won the heart of the tyrant, but had enabled her to maintain it.
loving
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From this reading Once, in an outburst of surprise at himself for loving her, he threatened to put her to the torture to wring from Cæsonia the secret of her hold on his affections.
mad
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From this reading His sister Cæsonia had been the wife of the mad prince Caligula.
maintain
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From this reading She was not beautiful, but her flexible mouth, her tender eyes, the dimples in her cheeks, her exquisite grace of manner and sweetness of expression had not only won the heart of the tyrant, but had enabled her to maintain it.
manner
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From this reading She was not beautiful, but her flexible mouth, her tender eyes, the dimples in her cheeks, her exquisite grace of manner and sweetness of expression had not only won the heart of the tyrant, but had enabled her to maintain it.
mouth
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From this reading She was not beautiful, but her flexible mouth, her tender eyes, the dimples in her cheeks, her exquisite grace of manner and sweetness of expression had not only won the heart of the tyrant, but had enabled her to maintain it.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She was not beautiful, but her flexible mouth, her tender eyes, the dimples in her cheeks, her exquisite grace of manner and sweetness of expression had not only won the heart of the tyrant, but had enabled her to maintain it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Cnæus Domitius Corbulo was the greatest general of his time, and he had splendidly served the State.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Once, in an outburst of surprise at himself for loving her, he threatened to put her to the torture to wring from Cæsonia the secret of her hold on his affections.
Once
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From this reading Once, in an outburst of surprise at himself for loving her, he threatened to put her to the torture to wring from Cæsonia the secret of her hold on his affections.
only
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From this reading She was not beautiful, but her flexible mouth, her tender eyes, the dimples in her cheeks, her exquisite grace of manner and sweetness of expression had not only won the heart of the tyrant, but had enabled her to maintain it.
outburst
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From this reading Once, in an outburst of surprise at himself for loving her, he threatened to put her to the torture to wring from Cæsonia the secret of her hold on his affections.
prince
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From this reading His sister Cæsonia had been the wife of the mad prince Caligula.
put
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From this reading Once, in an outburst of surprise at himself for loving her, he threatened to put her to the torture to wring from Cæsonia the secret of her hold on his affections.
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading Once, in an outburst of surprise at himself for loving her, he threatened to put her to the torture to wring from Cæsonia the secret of her hold on his affections.
served
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From this reading Cnæus Domitius Corbulo was the greatest general of his time, and he had splendidly served the State.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was not beautiful, but her flexible mouth, her tender eyes, the dimples in her cheeks, her exquisite grace of manner and sweetness of expression had not only won the heart of the tyrant, but had enabled her to maintain it.
sister
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From this reading His sister Cæsonia had been the wife of the mad prince Caligula.
splendidly
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From this reading Cnæus Domitius Corbulo was the greatest general of his time, and he had splendidly served the State.
State
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From this reading Cnæus Domitius Corbulo was the greatest general of his time, and he had splendidly served the State.
surprise
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From this reading Once, in an outburst of surprise at himself for loving her, he threatened to put her to the torture to wring from Cæsonia the secret of her hold on his affections.
sweetness
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From this reading She was not beautiful, but her flexible mouth, her tender eyes, the dimples in her cheeks, her exquisite grace of manner and sweetness of expression had not only won the heart of the tyrant, but had enabled her to maintain it.
tender
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From this reading She was not beautiful, but her flexible mouth, her tender eyes, the dimples in her cheeks, her exquisite grace of manner and sweetness of expression had not only won the heart of the tyrant, but had enabled her to maintain it.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Cnæus Domitius Corbulo was the greatest general of his time, and he had splendidly served the State.
threatened
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From this reading Once, in an outburst of surprise at himself for loving her, he threatened to put her to the torture to wring from Cæsonia the secret of her hold on his affections.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Cnæus Domitius Corbulo was the greatest general of his time, and he had splendidly served the State.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She was not beautiful, but her flexible mouth, her tender eyes, the dimples in her cheeks, her exquisite grace of manner and sweetness of expression had not only won the heart of the tyrant, but had enabled her to maintain it.
torture
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From this reading Once, in an outburst of surprise at himself for loving her, he threatened to put her to the torture to wring from Cæsonia the secret of her hold on his affections.
tyrant
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From this reading She was not beautiful, but her flexible mouth, her tender eyes, the dimples in her cheeks, her exquisite grace of manner and sweetness of expression had not only won the heart of the tyrant, but had enabled her to maintain it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Cnæus Domitius Corbulo was the greatest general of his time, and he had splendidly served the State.
wife
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From this reading His sister Cæsonia had been the wife of the mad prince Caligula.
won
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From this reading She was not beautiful, but her flexible mouth, her tender eyes, the dimples in her cheeks, her exquisite grace of manner and sweetness of expression had not only won the heart of the tyrant, but had enabled her to maintain it.
wring
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From this reading Once, in an outburst of surprise at himself for loving her, he threatened to put her to the torture to wring from Cæsonia the secret of her hold on his affections.
