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accepted
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From this reading The inevitable was accepted, and she merely said-- “It was but likely that your noble father should desire to place you amongst the nobles, but you depart to scenes of license, I fear, and to see the hunt after pleasure put before honour and the welfare of Rome.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The inevitable was accepted, and she merely said-- “It was but likely that your noble father should desire to place you amongst the nobles, but you depart to scenes of license, I fear, and to see the hunt after pleasure put before honour and the welfare of Rome.
all
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From this reading There were times when the sons of our great city strove after all those gifts which should make them her worthy protectors and defenders.
always
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From this reading It was not always thus.
amongstprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋst/
surrounded by; in the company of
From this reading The inevitable was accepted, and she merely said-- “It was but likely that your noble father should desire to place you amongst the nobles, but you depart to scenes of license, I fear, and to see the hunt after pleasure put before honour and the welfare of Rome.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The inevitable was accepted, and she merely said-- “It was but likely that your noble father should desire to place you amongst the nobles, but you depart to scenes of license, I fear, and to see the hunt after pleasure put before honour and the welfare of Rome.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Clœlia received the news of Casca’s immediate departure with that self-repression which at the time of greatest trial characterised the old Roman matron.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The inevitable was accepted, and she merely said-- “It was but likely that your noble father should desire to place you amongst the nobles, but you depart to scenes of license, I fear, and to see the hunt after pleasure put before honour and the welfare of Rome.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The inevitable was accepted, and she merely said-- “It was but likely that your noble father should desire to place you amongst the nobles, but you depart to scenes of license, I fear, and to see the hunt after pleasure put before honour and the welfare of Rome.
Casca's
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From this reading Clœlia received the news of Casca’s immediate departure with that self-repression which at the time of greatest trial characterised the old Roman matron.
characterised
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From this reading Clœlia received the news of Casca’s immediate departure with that self-repression which at the time of greatest trial characterised the old Roman matron.
city
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From this reading There were times when the sons of our great city strove after all those gifts which should make them her worthy protectors and defenders.
Clœlia
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From this reading Clœlia received the news of Casca’s immediate departure with that self-repression which at the time of greatest trial characterised the old Roman matron.
DAYSPRING
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From this reading DAYSPRING.
defenders
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From this reading There were times when the sons of our great city strove after all those gifts which should make them her worthy protectors and defenders.
depart
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From this reading The inevitable was accepted, and she merely said-- “It was but likely that your noble father should desire to place you amongst the nobles, but you depart to scenes of license, I fear, and to see the hunt after pleasure put before honour and the welfare of Rome.
departure
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From this reading Clœlia received the news of Casca’s immediate departure with that self-repression which at the time of greatest trial characterised the old Roman matron.
desire
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From this reading The inevitable was accepted, and she merely said-- “It was but likely that your noble father should desire to place you amongst the nobles, but you depart to scenes of license, I fear, and to see the hunt after pleasure put before honour and the welfare of Rome.
father
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From this reading The inevitable was accepted, and she merely said-- “It was but likely that your noble father should desire to place you amongst the nobles, but you depart to scenes of license, I fear, and to see the hunt after pleasure put before honour and the welfare of Rome.
fear
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From this reading The inevitable was accepted, and she merely said-- “It was but likely that your noble father should desire to place you amongst the nobles, but you depart to scenes of license, I fear, and to see the hunt after pleasure put before honour and the welfare of Rome.
gifts
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From this reading There were times when the sons of our great city strove after all those gifts which should make them her worthy protectors and defenders.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There were times when the sons of our great city strove after all those gifts which should make them her worthy protectors and defenders.
greatest
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From this reading Clœlia received the news of Casca’s immediate departure with that self-repression which at the time of greatest trial characterised the old Roman matron.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading There were times when the sons of our great city strove after all those gifts which should make them her worthy protectors and defenders.
honour
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From this reading The inevitable was accepted, and she merely said-- “It was but likely that your noble father should desire to place you amongst the nobles, but you depart to scenes of license, I fear, and to see the hunt after pleasure put before honour and the welfare of Rome.
hunt
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From this reading The inevitable was accepted, and she merely said-- “It was but likely that your noble father should desire to place you amongst the nobles, but you depart to scenes of license, I fear, and to see the hunt after pleasure put before honour and the welfare of Rome.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The inevitable was accepted, and she merely said-- “It was but likely that your noble father should desire to place you amongst the nobles, but you depart to scenes of license, I fear, and to see the hunt after pleasure put before honour and the welfare of Rome.
immediate
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From this reading Clœlia received the news of Casca’s immediate departure with that self-repression which at the time of greatest trial characterised the old Roman matron.
inevitable
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From this reading The inevitable was accepted, and she merely said-- “It was but likely that your noble father should desire to place you amongst the nobles, but you depart to scenes of license, I fear, and to see the hunt after pleasure put before honour and the welfare of Rome.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The inevitable was accepted, and she merely said-- “It was but likely that your noble father should desire to place you amongst the nobles, but you depart to scenes of license, I fear, and to see the hunt after pleasure put before honour and the welfare of Rome.
license
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From this reading The inevitable was accepted, and she merely said-- “It was but likely that your noble father should desire to place you amongst the nobles, but you depart to scenes of license, I fear, and to see the hunt after pleasure put before honour and the welfare of Rome.
likely
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From this reading The inevitable was accepted, and she merely said-- “It was but likely that your noble father should desire to place you amongst the nobles, but you depart to scenes of license, I fear, and to see the hunt after pleasure put before honour and the welfare of Rome.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There were times when the sons of our great city strove after all those gifts which should make them her worthy protectors and defenders.
matron
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From this reading Clœlia received the news of Casca’s immediate departure with that self-repression which at the time of greatest trial characterised the old Roman matron.
merely
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From this reading The inevitable was accepted, and she merely said-- “It was but likely that your noble father should desire to place you amongst the nobles, but you depart to scenes of license, I fear, and to see the hunt after pleasure put before honour and the welfare of Rome.
news
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From this reading Clœlia received the news of Casca’s immediate departure with that self-repression which at the time of greatest trial characterised the old Roman matron.
noble
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From this reading The inevitable was accepted, and she merely said-- “It was but likely that your noble father should desire to place you amongst the nobles, but you depart to scenes of license, I fear, and to see the hunt after pleasure put before honour and the welfare of Rome.
nobles
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From this reading The inevitable was accepted, and she merely said-- “It was but likely that your noble father should desire to place you amongst the nobles, but you depart to scenes of license, I fear, and to see the hunt after pleasure put before honour and the welfare of Rome.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not always thus.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Clœlia received the news of Casca’s immediate departure with that self-repression which at the time of greatest trial characterised the old Roman matron.
old
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From this reading Clœlia received the news of Casca’s immediate departure with that self-repression which at the time of greatest trial characterised the old Roman matron.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading There were times when the sons of our great city strove after all those gifts which should make them her worthy protectors and defenders.
place
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From this reading The inevitable was accepted, and she merely said-- “It was but likely that your noble father should desire to place you amongst the nobles, but you depart to scenes of license, I fear, and to see the hunt after pleasure put before honour and the welfare of Rome.
pleasure
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From this reading The inevitable was accepted, and she merely said-- “It was but likely that your noble father should desire to place you amongst the nobles, but you depart to scenes of license, I fear, and to see the hunt after pleasure put before honour and the welfare of Rome.
protectors
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From this reading There were times when the sons of our great city strove after all those gifts which should make them her worthy protectors and defenders.
put
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From this reading The inevitable was accepted, and she merely said-- “It was but likely that your noble father should desire to place you amongst the nobles, but you depart to scenes of license, I fear, and to see the hunt after pleasure put before honour and the welfare of Rome.
received
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From this reading Clœlia received the news of Casca’s immediate departure with that self-repression which at the time of greatest trial characterised the old Roman matron.
Roman
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From this reading Clœlia received the news of Casca’s immediate departure with that self-repression which at the time of greatest trial characterised the old Roman matron.
Rome
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From this reading The inevitable was accepted, and she merely said-- “It was but likely that your noble father should desire to place you amongst the nobles, but you depart to scenes of license, I fear, and to see the hunt after pleasure put before honour and the welfare of Rome.
said
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From this reading The inevitable was accepted, and she merely said-- “It was but likely that your noble father should desire to place you amongst the nobles, but you depart to scenes of license, I fear, and to see the hunt after pleasure put before honour and the welfare of Rome.
scenes
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From this reading The inevitable was accepted, and she merely said-- “It was but likely that your noble father should desire to place you amongst the nobles, but you depart to scenes of license, I fear, and to see the hunt after pleasure put before honour and the welfare of Rome.
see
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From this reading The inevitable was accepted, and she merely said-- “It was but likely that your noble father should desire to place you amongst the nobles, but you depart to scenes of license, I fear, and to see the hunt after pleasure put before honour and the welfare of Rome.
self-repression
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From this reading Clœlia received the news of Casca’s immediate departure with that self-repression which at the time of greatest trial characterised the old Roman matron.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The inevitable was accepted, and she merely said-- “It was but likely that your noble father should desire to place you amongst the nobles, but you depart to scenes of license, I fear, and to see the hunt after pleasure put before honour and the welfare of Rome.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading The inevitable was accepted, and she merely said-- “It was but likely that your noble father should desire to place you amongst the nobles, but you depart to scenes of license, I fear, and to see the hunt after pleasure put before honour and the welfare of Rome.
sons
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From this reading There were times when the sons of our great city strove after all those gifts which should make them her worthy protectors and defenders.
strove
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From this reading There were times when the sons of our great city strove after all those gifts which should make them her worthy protectors and defenders.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Clœlia received the news of Casca’s immediate departure with that self-repression which at the time of greatest trial characterised the old Roman matron.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Clœlia received the news of Casca’s immediate departure with that self-repression which at the time of greatest trial characterised the old Roman matron.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading There were times when the sons of our great city strove after all those gifts which should make them her worthy protectors and defenders.
There
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From this reading There were times when the sons of our great city strove after all those gifts which should make them her worthy protectors and defenders.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading There were times when the sons of our great city strove after all those gifts which should make them her worthy protectors and defenders.
thus
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From this reading It was not always thus.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Clœlia received the news of Casca’s immediate departure with that self-repression which at the time of greatest trial characterised the old Roman matron.
times
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From this reading There were times when the sons of our great city strove after all those gifts which should make them her worthy protectors and defenders.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The inevitable was accepted, and she merely said-- “It was but likely that your noble father should desire to place you amongst the nobles, but you depart to scenes of license, I fear, and to see the hunt after pleasure put before honour and the welfare of Rome.
trial
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From this reading Clœlia received the news of Casca’s immediate departure with that self-repression which at the time of greatest trial characterised the old Roman matron.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The inevitable was accepted, and she merely said-- “It was but likely that your noble father should desire to place you amongst the nobles, but you depart to scenes of license, I fear, and to see the hunt after pleasure put before honour and the welfare of Rome.
welfare
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From this reading The inevitable was accepted, and she merely said-- “It was but likely that your noble father should desire to place you amongst the nobles, but you depart to scenes of license, I fear, and to see the hunt after pleasure put before honour and the welfare of Rome.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were times when the sons of our great city strove after all those gifts which should make them her worthy protectors and defenders.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading There were times when the sons of our great city strove after all those gifts which should make them her worthy protectors and defenders.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Clœlia received the news of Casca’s immediate departure with that self-repression which at the time of greatest trial characterised the old Roman matron.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Clœlia received the news of Casca’s immediate departure with that self-repression which at the time of greatest trial characterised the old Roman matron.
worthyadjectiveUS /ˈwɜːr.ði/
Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.
From this reading There were times when the sons of our great city strove after all those gifts which should make them her worthy protectors and defenders.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The inevitable was accepted, and she merely said-- “It was but likely that your noble father should desire to place you amongst the nobles, but you depart to scenes of license, I fear, and to see the hunt after pleasure put before honour and the welfare of Rome.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The inevitable was accepted, and she merely said-- “It was but likely that your noble father should desire to place you amongst the nobles, but you depart to scenes of license, I fear, and to see the hunt after pleasure put before honour and the welfare of Rome.
