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Chapter XV
IN THE HOUSE OF THE ACTOR. Hardly had Eboracus conveyed Domitia out of the Forum into a place of safety, than a rush of people down the street threatened to drive him back in the direction whence he had come. The drifting mob, as it cascaded down, cried: “The Prætorians are coming from their camp!” It was so. Down the hill by the Tiburtine way marched a compact body of soldiery.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Down the hill by the Tiburtine way marched a compact body of soldiery.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The drifting mob, as it cascaded down, cried: “The Prætorians are coming from their camp!””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Hardly had Eboracus conveyed Domitia out of the Forum into a place of safety, than a rush of people down the street threatened to drive him back in the direction whence he had come.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The drifting mob, as it cascaded down, cried: “The Prætorians are coming from their camp!””
an old word meaning “from where”
From this reading “Hardly had Eboracus conveyed Domitia out of the Forum into a place of safety, than a rush of people down the street threatened to drive him back in the direction whence he had come.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Hardly had Eboracus conveyed Domitia out of the Forum into a place of safety, than a rush of people down the street threatened to drive him back in the direction whence he had come.
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From this reading IN THE HOUSE OF THE ACTOR.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The drifting mob, as it cascaded down, cried: “The Prætorians are coming from their camp!”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The drifting mob, as it cascaded down, cried: “The Prætorians are coming from their camp!”
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From this reading Hardly had Eboracus conveyed Domitia out of the Forum into a place of safety, than a rush of people down the street threatened to drive him back in the direction whence he had come.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Down the hill by the Tiburtine way marched a compact body of soldiery.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Down the hill by the Tiburtine way marched a compact body of soldiery.
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From this reading The drifting mob, as it cascaded down, cried: “The Prætorians are coming from their camp!”
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From this reading The drifting mob, as it cascaded down, cried: “The Prætorians are coming from their camp!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hardly had Eboracus conveyed Domitia out of the Forum into a place of safety, than a rush of people down the street threatened to drive him back in the direction whence he had come.
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From this reading The drifting mob, as it cascaded down, cried: “The Prætorians are coming from their camp!”
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From this reading Down the hill by the Tiburtine way marched a compact body of soldiery.
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From this reading Hardly had Eboracus conveyed Domitia out of the Forum into a place of safety, than a rush of people down the street threatened to drive him back in the direction whence he had come.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The drifting mob, as it cascaded down, cried: “The Prætorians are coming from their camp!”
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From this reading Hardly had Eboracus conveyed Domitia out of the Forum into a place of safety, than a rush of people down the street threatened to drive him back in the direction whence he had come.
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From this reading Hardly had Eboracus conveyed Domitia out of the Forum into a place of safety, than a rush of people down the street threatened to drive him back in the direction whence he had come.
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From this reading Hardly had Eboracus conveyed Domitia out of the Forum into a place of safety, than a rush of people down the street threatened to drive him back in the direction whence he had come.
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From this reading The drifting mob, as it cascaded down, cried: “The Prætorians are coming from their camp!”
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From this reading Hardly had Eboracus conveyed Domitia out of the Forum into a place of safety, than a rush of people down the street threatened to drive him back in the direction whence he had come.
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From this reading Hardly had Eboracus conveyed Domitia out of the Forum into a place of safety, than a rush of people down the street threatened to drive him back in the direction whence he had come.
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From this reading Hardly had Eboracus conveyed Domitia out of the Forum into a place of safety, than a rush of people down the street threatened to drive him back in the direction whence he had come.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The drifting mob, as it cascaded down, cried: “The Prætorians are coming from their camp!”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Hardly had Eboracus conveyed Domitia out of the Forum into a place of safety, than a rush of people down the street threatened to drive him back in the direction whence he had come.
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From this reading Hardly had Eboracus conveyed Domitia out of the Forum into a place of safety, than a rush of people down the street threatened to drive him back in the direction whence he had come.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Hardly had Eboracus conveyed Domitia out of the Forum into a place of safety, than a rush of people down the street threatened to drive him back in the direction whence he had come.
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From this reading Down the hill by the Tiburtine way marched a compact body of soldiery.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Hardly had Eboracus conveyed Domitia out of the Forum into a place of safety, than a rush of people down the street threatened to drive him back in the direction whence he had come.
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From this reading IN THE HOUSE OF THE ACTOR.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE HOUSE OF THE ACTOR.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Hardly had Eboracus conveyed Domitia out of the Forum into a place of safety, than a rush of people down the street threatened to drive him back in the direction whence he had come.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The drifting mob, as it cascaded down, cried: “The Prætorians are coming from their camp!”
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From this reading Down the hill by the Tiburtine way marched a compact body of soldiery.
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From this reading The drifting mob, as it cascaded down, cried: “The Prætorians are coming from their camp!”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN THE HOUSE OF THE ACTOR.
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From this reading Hardly had Eboracus conveyed Domitia out of the Forum into a place of safety, than a rush of people down the street threatened to drive him back in the direction whence he had come.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hardly had Eboracus conveyed Domitia out of the Forum into a place of safety, than a rush of people down the street threatened to drive him back in the direction whence he had come.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hardly had Eboracus conveyed Domitia out of the Forum into a place of safety, than a rush of people down the street threatened to drive him back in the direction whence he had come.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The drifting mob, as it cascaded down, cried: “The Prætorians are coming from their camp!”
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From this reading Hardly had Eboracus conveyed Domitia out of the Forum into a place of safety, than a rush of people down the street threatened to drive him back in the direction whence he had come.
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From this reading Hardly had Eboracus conveyed Domitia out of the Forum into a place of safety, than a rush of people down the street threatened to drive him back in the direction whence he had come.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was so.
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From this reading Down the hill by the Tiburtine way marched a compact body of soldiery.
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From this reading Hardly had Eboracus conveyed Domitia out of the Forum into a place of safety, than a rush of people down the street threatened to drive him back in the direction whence he had come.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Hardly had Eboracus conveyed Domitia out of the Forum into a place of safety, than a rush of people down the street threatened to drive him back in the direction whence he had come.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE HOUSE OF THE ACTOR.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The drifting mob, as it cascaded down, cried: “The Prætorians are coming from their camp!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hardly had Eboracus conveyed Domitia out of the Forum into a place of safety, than a rush of people down the street threatened to drive him back in the direction whence he had come.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Down the hill by the Tiburtine way marched a compact body of soldiery.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Hardly had Eboracus conveyed Domitia out of the Forum into a place of safety, than a rush of people down the street threatened to drive him back in the direction whence he had come.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was so.
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From this reading Down the hill by the Tiburtine way marched a compact body of soldiery.
an old word meaning “from where”
From this reading Hardly had Eboracus conveyed Domitia out of the Forum into a place of safety, than a rush of people down the street threatened to drive him back in the direction whence he had come.
