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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 Since she and her brother had left Verulam, in the sunny days of July, for that distant Rome, which was then, to all intents and purposes, as far from Verulam as San Francisco or Lima would be from the St. Albans of to-day, Claudius had felt a terrible blank in his life.
Albans
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From this reading Since she and her brother had left Verulam, in the sunny days of July, for that distant Rome, which was then, to all intents and purposes, as far from Verulam as San Francisco or Lima would be from the St. Albans of to-day, Claudius had felt a terrible blank in his life.
all
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From this reading Since she and her brother had left Verulam, in the sunny days of July, for that distant Rome, which was then, to all intents and purposes, as far from Verulam as San Francisco or Lima would be from the St. Albans of to-day, Claudius had felt a terrible blank in his life.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Since she and her brother had left Verulam, in the sunny days of July, for that distant Rome, which was then, to all intents and purposes, as far from Verulam as San Francisco or Lima would be from the St. Albans of to-day, Claudius had felt a terrible blank in his life.
arms
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From this reading Games and athletic sports, feats of arms, and dashing military exercises, were much to him, but till he had lost Casca he did not know how his life had been bound up in him.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Since she and her brother had left Verulam, in the sunny days of July, for that distant Rome, which was then, to all intents and purposes, as far from Verulam as San Francisco or Lima would be from the St. Albans of to-day, Claudius had felt a terrible blank in his life.
athletic
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From this reading Games and athletic sports, feats of arms, and dashing military exercises, were much to him, but till he had lost Casca he did not know how his life had been bound up in him.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Since she and her brother had left Verulam, in the sunny days of July, for that distant Rome, which was then, to all intents and purposes, as far from Verulam as San Francisco or Lima would be from the St. Albans of to-day, Claudius had felt a terrible blank in his life.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Claudius was no more inclined to the Christian faith than he had been when we last saw him in the room of Casca, the son of Severus.
beloved
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From this reading But he felt himself pledged to perform his vow, sworn by the gods, that if ever it were in his power he would save Ebba, the British slave, so well beloved by Hyacintha, the daughter of the noble Severus.
blank
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From this reading Since she and her brother had left Verulam, in the sunny days of July, for that distant Rome, which was then, to all intents and purposes, as far from Verulam as San Francisco or Lima would be from the St. Albans of to-day, Claudius had felt a terrible blank in his life.
bound
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From this reading Games and athletic sports, feats of arms, and dashing military exercises, were much to him, but till he had lost Casca he did not know how his life had been bound up in him.
British
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From this reading But he felt himself pledged to perform his vow, sworn by the gods, that if ever it were in his power he would save Ebba, the British slave, so well beloved by Hyacintha, the daughter of the noble Severus.
brother
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From this reading Since she and her brother had left Verulam, in the sunny days of July, for that distant Rome, which was then, to all intents and purposes, as far from Verulam as San Francisco or Lima would be from the St. Albans of to-day, Claudius had felt a terrible blank in his life.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he felt himself pledged to perform his vow, sworn by the gods, that if ever it were in his power he would save Ebba, the British slave, so well beloved by Hyacintha, the daughter of the noble Severus.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But he felt himself pledged to perform his vow, sworn by the gods, that if ever it were in his power he would save Ebba, the British slave, so well beloved by Hyacintha, the daughter of the noble Severus.
Casca
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From this reading Claudius was no more inclined to the Christian faith than he had been when we last saw him in the room of Casca, the son of Severus.
Christian
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From this reading Claudius was no more inclined to the Christian faith than he had been when we last saw him in the room of Casca, the son of Severus.
CLAUDIUS
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From this reading CLAUDIUS FULFILS HIS VOW.
dashing
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From this reading Games and athletic sports, feats of arms, and dashing military exercises, were much to him, but till he had lost Casca he did not know how his life had been bound up in him.
daughter
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From this reading But he felt himself pledged to perform his vow, sworn by the gods, that if ever it were in his power he would save Ebba, the British slave, so well beloved by Hyacintha, the daughter of the noble Severus.
days
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From this reading Since she and her brother had left Verulam, in the sunny days of July, for that distant Rome, which was then, to all intents and purposes, as far from Verulam as San Francisco or Lima would be from the St. Albans of to-day, Claudius had felt a terrible blank in his life.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Games and athletic sports, feats of arms, and dashing military exercises, were much to him, but till he had lost Casca he did not know how his life had been bound up in him.
distantadjectiveUS /ˈdɪstənt/
not friendly or close
From this reading Since she and her brother had left Verulam, in the sunny days of July, for that distant Rome, which was then, to all intents and purposes, as far from Verulam as San Francisco or Lima would be from the St. Albans of to-day, Claudius had felt a terrible blank in his life.
Ebba
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From this reading But he felt himself pledged to perform his vow, sworn by the gods, that if ever it were in his power he would save Ebba, the British slave, so well beloved by Hyacintha, the daughter of the noble Severus.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But he felt himself pledged to perform his vow, sworn by the gods, that if ever it were in his power he would save Ebba, the British slave, so well beloved by Hyacintha, the daughter of the noble Severus.
exercises
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From this reading Games and athletic sports, feats of arms, and dashing military exercises, were much to him, but till he had lost Casca he did not know how his life had been bound up in him.
faith
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From this reading Claudius was no more inclined to the Christian faith than he had been when we last saw him in the room of Casca, the son of Severus.
far
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From this reading Since she and her brother had left Verulam, in the sunny days of July, for that distant Rome, which was then, to all intents and purposes, as far from Verulam as San Francisco or Lima would be from the St. Albans of to-day, Claudius had felt a terrible blank in his life.
feats
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From this reading Games and athletic sports, feats of arms, and dashing military exercises, were much to him, but till he had lost Casca he did not know how his life had been bound up in him.
felt
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From this reading But he felt himself pledged to perform his vow, sworn by the gods, that if ever it were in his power he would save Ebba, the British slave, so well beloved by Hyacintha, the daughter of the noble Severus.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Since she and her brother had left Verulam, in the sunny days of July, for that distant Rome, which was then, to all intents and purposes, as far from Verulam as San Francisco or Lima would be from the St. Albans of to-day, Claudius had felt a terrible blank in his life.
Francisco
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From this reading Since she and her brother had left Verulam, in the sunny days of July, for that distant Rome, which was then, to all intents and purposes, as far from Verulam as San Francisco or Lima would be from the St. Albans of to-day, Claudius had felt a terrible blank in his life.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Since she and her brother had left Verulam, in the sunny days of July, for that distant Rome, which was then, to all intents and purposes, as far from Verulam as San Francisco or Lima would be from the St. Albans of to-day, Claudius had felt a terrible blank in his life.
FULFILS
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From this reading CLAUDIUS FULFILS HIS VOW.
Games
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From this reading Games and athletic sports, feats of arms, and dashing military exercises, were much to him, but till he had lost Casca he did not know how his life had been bound up in him.
gods
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From this reading But he felt himself pledged to perform his vow, sworn by the gods, that if ever it were in his power he would save Ebba, the British slave, so well beloved by Hyacintha, the daughter of the noble Severus.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Claudius was no more inclined to the Christian faith than he had been when we last saw him in the room of Casca, the son of Severus.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Claudius was no more inclined to the Christian faith than he had been when we last saw him in the room of Casca, the son of Severus.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Since she and her brother had left Verulam, in the sunny days of July, for that distant Rome, which was then, to all intents and purposes, as far from Verulam as San Francisco or Lima would be from the St. Albans of to-day, Claudius had felt a terrible blank in his life.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Claudius was no more inclined to the Christian faith than he had been when we last saw him in the room of Casca, the son of Severus.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading But he felt himself pledged to perform his vow, sworn by the gods, that if ever it were in his power he would save Ebba, the British slave, so well beloved by Hyacintha, the daughter of the noble Severus.
HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading CLAUDIUS FULFILS HIS VOW.
how
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From this reading Games and athletic sports, feats of arms, and dashing military exercises, were much to him, but till he had lost Casca he did not know how his life had been bound up in him.
Hyacintha
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From this reading But he felt himself pledged to perform his vow, sworn by the gods, that if ever it were in his power he would save Ebba, the British slave, so well beloved by Hyacintha, the daughter of the noble Severus.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But he felt himself pledged to perform his vow, sworn by the gods, that if ever it were in his power he would save Ebba, the British slave, so well beloved by Hyacintha, the daughter of the noble Severus.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Claudius was no more inclined to the Christian faith than he had been when we last saw him in the room of Casca, the son of Severus.
inclined
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From this reading Claudius was no more inclined to the Christian faith than he had been when we last saw him in the room of Casca, the son of Severus.
intents
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From this reading Since she and her brother had left Verulam, in the sunny days of July, for that distant Rome, which was then, to all intents and purposes, as far from Verulam as San Francisco or Lima would be from the St. Albans of to-day, Claudius had felt a terrible blank in his life.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But he felt himself pledged to perform his vow, sworn by the gods, that if ever it were in his power he would save Ebba, the British slave, so well beloved by Hyacintha, the daughter of the noble Severus.
July
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From this reading Since she and her brother had left Verulam, in the sunny days of July, for that distant Rome, which was then, to all intents and purposes, as far from Verulam as San Francisco or Lima would be from the St. Albans of to-day, Claudius had felt a terrible blank in his life.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Games and athletic sports, feats of arms, and dashing military exercises, were much to him, but till he had lost Casca he did not know how his life had been bound up in him.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Claudius was no more inclined to the Christian faith than he had been when we last saw him in the room of Casca, the son of Severus.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Since she and her brother had left Verulam, in the sunny days of July, for that distant Rome, which was then, to all intents and purposes, as far from Verulam as San Francisco or Lima would be from the St. Albans of to-day, Claudius had felt a terrible blank in his life.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Since she and her brother had left Verulam, in the sunny days of July, for that distant Rome, which was then, to all intents and purposes, as far from Verulam as San Francisco or Lima would be from the St. Albans of to-day, Claudius had felt a terrible blank in his life.
Lima
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From this reading Since she and her brother had left Verulam, in the sunny days of July, for that distant Rome, which was then, to all intents and purposes, as far from Verulam as San Francisco or Lima would be from the St. Albans of to-day, Claudius had felt a terrible blank in his life.
lost
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From this reading Games and athletic sports, feats of arms, and dashing military exercises, were much to him, but till he had lost Casca he did not know how his life had been bound up in him.
military
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From this reading Games and athletic sports, feats of arms, and dashing military exercises, were much to him, but till he had lost Casca he did not know how his life had been bound up in him.
more
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From this reading Claudius was no more inclined to the Christian faith than he had been when we last saw him in the room of Casca, the son of Severus.
much
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From this reading Games and athletic sports, feats of arms, and dashing military exercises, were much to him, but till he had lost Casca he did not know how his life had been bound up in him.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Claudius was no more inclined to the Christian faith than he had been when we last saw him in the room of Casca, the son of Severus.
noble
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From this reading But he felt himself pledged to perform his vow, sworn by the gods, that if ever it were in his power he would save Ebba, the British slave, so well beloved by Hyacintha, the daughter of the noble Severus.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Games and athletic sports, feats of arms, and dashing military exercises, were much to him, but till he had lost Casca he did not know how his life had been bound up in him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Claudius was no more inclined to the Christian faith than he had been when we last saw him in the room of Casca, the son of Severus.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Since she and her brother had left Verulam, in the sunny days of July, for that distant Rome, which was then, to all intents and purposes, as far from Verulam as San Francisco or Lima would be from the St. Albans of to-day, Claudius had felt a terrible blank in his life.
perform
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From this reading But he felt himself pledged to perform his vow, sworn by the gods, that if ever it were in his power he would save Ebba, the British slave, so well beloved by Hyacintha, the daughter of the noble Severus.
pledged
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From this reading But he felt himself pledged to perform his vow, sworn by the gods, that if ever it were in his power he would save Ebba, the British slave, so well beloved by Hyacintha, the daughter of the noble Severus.
power
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From this reading But he felt himself pledged to perform his vow, sworn by the gods, that if ever it were in his power he would save Ebba, the British slave, so well beloved by Hyacintha, the daughter of the noble Severus.
purposes
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From this reading Since she and her brother had left Verulam, in the sunny days of July, for that distant Rome, which was then, to all intents and purposes, as far from Verulam as San Francisco or Lima would be from the St. Albans of to-day, Claudius had felt a terrible blank in his life.
Rome
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From this reading Since she and her brother had left Verulam, in the sunny days of July, for that distant Rome, which was then, to all intents and purposes, as far from Verulam as San Francisco or Lima would be from the St. Albans of to-day, Claudius had felt a terrible blank in his life.
room
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From this reading Claudius was no more inclined to the Christian faith than he had been when we last saw him in the room of Casca, the son of Severus.
San
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From this reading Since she and her brother had left Verulam, in the sunny days of July, for that distant Rome, which was then, to all intents and purposes, as far from Verulam as San Francisco or Lima would be from the St. Albans of to-day, Claudius had felt a terrible blank in his life.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading But he felt himself pledged to perform his vow, sworn by the gods, that if ever it were in his power he would save Ebba, the British slave, so well beloved by Hyacintha, the daughter of the noble Severus.
saw
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From this reading Claudius was no more inclined to the Christian faith than he had been when we last saw him in the room of Casca, the son of Severus.
Severus
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From this reading Claudius was no more inclined to the Christian faith than he had been when we last saw him in the room of Casca, the son of Severus.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Since she and her brother had left Verulam, in the sunny days of July, for that distant Rome, which was then, to all intents and purposes, as far from Verulam as San Francisco or Lima would be from the St. Albans of to-day, Claudius had felt a terrible blank in his life.
SinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Since she and her brother had left Verulam, in the sunny days of July, for that distant Rome, which was then, to all intents and purposes, as far from Verulam as San Francisco or Lima would be from the St. Albans of to-day, Claudius had felt a terrible blank in his life.
slave
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From this reading But he felt himself pledged to perform his vow, sworn by the gods, that if ever it were in his power he would save Ebba, the British slave, so well beloved by Hyacintha, the daughter of the noble Severus.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But he felt himself pledged to perform his vow, sworn by the gods, that if ever it were in his power he would save Ebba, the British slave, so well beloved by Hyacintha, the daughter of the noble Severus.
son
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From this reading Claudius was no more inclined to the Christian faith than he had been when we last saw him in the room of Casca, the son of Severus.
sports
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From this reading Games and athletic sports, feats of arms, and dashing military exercises, were much to him, but till he had lost Casca he did not know how his life had been bound up in him.
St
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From this reading Since she and her brother had left Verulam, in the sunny days of July, for that distant Rome, which was then, to all intents and purposes, as far from Verulam as San Francisco or Lima would be from the St. Albans of to-day, Claudius had felt a terrible blank in his life.
sunny
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From this reading Since she and her brother had left Verulam, in the sunny days of July, for that distant Rome, which was then, to all intents and purposes, as far from Verulam as San Francisco or Lima would be from the St. Albans of to-day, Claudius had felt a terrible blank in his life.
sworn
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From this reading But he felt himself pledged to perform his vow, sworn by the gods, that if ever it were in his power he would save Ebba, the British slave, so well beloved by Hyacintha, the daughter of the noble Severus.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Since she and her brother had left Verulam, in the sunny days of July, for that distant Rome, which was then, to all intents and purposes, as far from Verulam as San Francisco or Lima would be from the St. Albans of to-day, Claudius had felt a terrible blank in his life.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Claudius was no more inclined to the Christian faith than he had been when we last saw him in the room of Casca, the son of Severus.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But he felt himself pledged to perform his vow, sworn by the gods, that if ever it were in his power he would save Ebba, the British slave, so well beloved by Hyacintha, the daughter of the noble Severus.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Claudius was no more inclined to the Christian faith than he had been when we last saw him in the room of Casca, the son of Severus.
then
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From this reading Since she and her brother had left Verulam, in the sunny days of July, for that distant Rome, which was then, to all intents and purposes, as far from Verulam as San Francisco or Lima would be from the St. Albans of to-day, Claudius had felt a terrible blank in his life.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Games and athletic sports, feats of arms, and dashing military exercises, were much to him, but till he had lost Casca he did not know how his life had been bound up in him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Claudius was no more inclined to the Christian faith than he had been when we last saw him in the room of Casca, the son of Severus.
to-day
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From this reading Since she and her brother had left Verulam, in the sunny days of July, for that distant Rome, which was then, to all intents and purposes, as far from Verulam as San Francisco or Lima would be from the St. Albans of to-day, Claudius had felt a terrible blank in his life.
up
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From this reading Games and athletic sports, feats of arms, and dashing military exercises, were much to him, but till he had lost Casca he did not know how his life had been bound up in him.
Verulam
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From this reading Since she and her brother had left Verulam, in the sunny days of July, for that distant Rome, which was then, to all intents and purposes, as far from Verulam as San Francisco or Lima would be from the St. Albans of to-day, Claudius had felt a terrible blank in his life.
VOWnounUS /vaʊ/
a serious promise
From this reading CLAUDIUS FULFILS HIS VOW.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Claudius was no more inclined to the Christian faith than he had been when we last saw him in the room of Casca, the son of Severus.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Claudius was no more inclined to the Christian faith than he had been when we last saw him in the room of Casca, the son of Severus.
well
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From this reading But he felt himself pledged to perform his vow, sworn by the gods, that if ever it were in his power he would save Ebba, the British slave, so well beloved by Hyacintha, the daughter of the noble Severus.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But he felt himself pledged to perform his vow, sworn by the gods, that if ever it were in his power he would save Ebba, the British slave, so well beloved by Hyacintha, the daughter of the noble Severus.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Claudius was no more inclined to the Christian faith than he had been when we last saw him in the room of Casca, the son of Severus.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Since she and her brother had left Verulam, in the sunny days of July, for that distant Rome, which was then, to all intents and purposes, as far from Verulam as San Francisco or Lima would be from the St. Albans of to-day, Claudius had felt a terrible blank in his life.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But he felt himself pledged to perform his vow, sworn by the gods, that if ever it were in his power he would save Ebba, the British slave, so well beloved by Hyacintha, the daughter of the noble Severus.
