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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 When Verus entered the palace Hadrian had returned thither but a few minutes previously from the city.
adjoining
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From this reading The Emperor restlessly paced the room while Verus answered his questions as to the latest proceedings of the Senate in Rome, but he several times interrupted his walk and gazed into the adjoining room.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The praetor was conducted through the reception-rooms to the private apartments, and here he had not long to wait, for Hadrian wished to speak with him immediately.
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The Emperor restlessly paced the room while Verus answered his questions as to the latest proceedings of the Senate in Rome, but he several times interrupted his walk and gazed into the adjoining room.
Antinous
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From this reading Just as the praetor had concluded his report Argus set up a howl of delight and Antinous came into the room.
apartments
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From this reading The praetor was conducted through the reception-rooms to the private apartments, and here he had not long to wait, for Hadrian wished to speak with him immediately.
Argus
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From this reading Just as the praetor had concluded his report Argus set up a howl of delight and Antinous came into the room.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The Emperor restlessly paced the room while Verus answered his questions as to the latest proceedings of the Senate in Rome, but he several times interrupted his walk and gazed into the adjoining room.
banquet
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From this reading He found the sovereign so thoroughly out of tune that he could not think of inviting him to his banquet.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading When Verus entered the palace Hadrian had returned thither but a few minutes previously from the city.
came
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From this reading Just as the praetor had concluded his report Argus set up a howl of delight and Antinous came into the room.
city
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From this reading When Verus entered the palace Hadrian had returned thither but a few minutes previously from the city.
concluded
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conducted
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From this reading The praetor was conducted through the reception-rooms to the private apartments, and here he had not long to wait, for Hadrian wished to speak with him immediately.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He found the sovereign so thoroughly out of tune that he could not think of inviting him to his banquet.
delight
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From this reading Just as the praetor had concluded his report Argus set up a howl of delight and Antinous came into the room.
Emperor
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From this reading The Emperor restlessly paced the room while Verus answered his questions as to the latest proceedings of the Senate in Rome, but he several times interrupted his walk and gazed into the adjoining room.
entered
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From this reading When Verus entered the palace Hadrian had returned thither but a few minutes previously from the city.
few
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From this reading When Verus entered the palace Hadrian had returned thither but a few minutes previously from the city.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The praetor was conducted through the reception-rooms to the private apartments, and here he had not long to wait, for Hadrian wished to speak with him immediately.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He found the sovereign so thoroughly out of tune that he could not think of inviting him to his banquet.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When Verus entered the palace Hadrian had returned thither but a few minutes previously from the city.
gazed
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From this reading The Emperor restlessly paced the room while Verus answered his questions as to the latest proceedings of the Senate in Rome, but he several times interrupted his walk and gazed into the adjoining room.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When Verus entered the palace Hadrian had returned thither but a few minutes previously from the city.
Hadrian
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From this reading When Verus entered the palace Hadrian had returned thither but a few minutes previously from the city.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The praetor was conducted through the reception-rooms to the private apartments, and here he had not long to wait, for Hadrian wished to speak with him immediately.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The praetor was conducted through the reception-rooms to the private apartments, and here he had not long to wait, for Hadrian wished to speak with him immediately.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The praetor was conducted through the reception-rooms to the private apartments, and here he had not long to wait, for Hadrian wished to speak with him immediately.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He found the sovereign so thoroughly out of tune that he could not think of inviting him to his banquet.
howl
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From this reading Just as the praetor had concluded his report Argus set up a howl of delight and Antinous came into the room.
immediately
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From this reading The praetor was conducted through the reception-rooms to the private apartments, and here he had not long to wait, for Hadrian wished to speak with him immediately.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Emperor restlessly paced the room while Verus answered his questions as to the latest proceedings of the Senate in Rome, but he several times interrupted his walk and gazed into the adjoining room.
interruptednounUS /ˈinterrupted/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The Emperor restlessly paced the room while Verus answered his questions as to the latest proceedings of the Senate in Rome, but he several times interrupted his walk and gazed into the adjoining room.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The Emperor restlessly paced the room while Verus answered his questions as to the latest proceedings of the Senate in Rome, but he several times interrupted his walk and gazed into the adjoining room.
inviting
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From this reading He found the sovereign so thoroughly out of tune that he could not think of inviting him to his banquet.
Just
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From this reading Just as the praetor had concluded his report Argus set up a howl of delight and Antinous came into the room.
latest
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From this reading The Emperor restlessly paced the room while Verus answered his questions as to the latest proceedings of the Senate in Rome, but he several times interrupted his walk and gazed into the adjoining room.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The praetor was conducted through the reception-rooms to the private apartments, and here he had not long to wait, for Hadrian wished to speak with him immediately.
minutes
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From this reading When Verus entered the palace Hadrian had returned thither but a few minutes previously from the city.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The praetor was conducted through the reception-rooms to the private apartments, and here he had not long to wait, for Hadrian wished to speak with him immediately.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He found the sovereign so thoroughly out of tune that he could not think of inviting him to his banquet.
out
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From this reading He found the sovereign so thoroughly out of tune that he could not think of inviting him to his banquet.
paced
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From this reading The Emperor restlessly paced the room while Verus answered his questions as to the latest proceedings of the Senate in Rome, but he several times interrupted his walk and gazed into the adjoining room.
palace
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From this reading When Verus entered the palace Hadrian had returned thither but a few minutes previously from the city.
praetor
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From this reading The praetor was conducted through the reception-rooms to the private apartments, and here he had not long to wait, for Hadrian wished to speak with him immediately.
previously
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From this reading When Verus entered the palace Hadrian had returned thither but a few minutes previously from the city.
private
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From this reading The praetor was conducted through the reception-rooms to the private apartments, and here he had not long to wait, for Hadrian wished to speak with him immediately.
proceedings
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From this reading The Emperor restlessly paced the room while Verus answered his questions as to the latest proceedings of the Senate in Rome, but he several times interrupted his walk and gazed into the adjoining room.
questions
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From this reading The Emperor restlessly paced the room while Verus answered his questions as to the latest proceedings of the Senate in Rome, but he several times interrupted his walk and gazed into the adjoining room.
reception-rooms
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From this reading The praetor was conducted through the reception-rooms to the private apartments, and here he had not long to wait, for Hadrian wished to speak with him immediately.
report
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From this reading Just as the praetor had concluded his report Argus set up a howl of delight and Antinous came into the room.
restlessly
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From this reading The Emperor restlessly paced the room while Verus answered his questions as to the latest proceedings of the Senate in Rome, but he several times interrupted his walk and gazed into the adjoining room.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When Verus entered the palace Hadrian had returned thither but a few minutes previously from the city.
Rome
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From this reading The Emperor restlessly paced the room while Verus answered his questions as to the latest proceedings of the Senate in Rome, but he several times interrupted his walk and gazed into the adjoining room.
room
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From this reading The Emperor restlessly paced the room while Verus answered his questions as to the latest proceedings of the Senate in Rome, but he several times interrupted his walk and gazed into the adjoining room.
Senate
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From this reading The Emperor restlessly paced the room while Verus answered his questions as to the latest proceedings of the Senate in Rome, but he several times interrupted his walk and gazed into the adjoining room.
set
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From this reading Just as the praetor had concluded his report Argus set up a howl of delight and Antinous came into the room.
several
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From this reading The Emperor restlessly paced the room while Verus answered his questions as to the latest proceedings of the Senate in Rome, but he several times interrupted his walk and gazed into the adjoining room.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He found the sovereign so thoroughly out of tune that he could not think of inviting him to his banquet.
sovereignadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːv.rən/
Possessing supreme or ultimate power; autonomous and commanding.
From this reading He found the sovereign so thoroughly out of tune that he could not think of inviting him to his banquet.
speak
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From this reading The praetor was conducted through the reception-rooms to the private apartments, and here he had not long to wait, for Hadrian wished to speak with him immediately.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He found the sovereign so thoroughly out of tune that he could not think of inviting him to his banquet.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Verus entered the palace Hadrian had returned thither but a few minutes previously from the city.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He found the sovereign so thoroughly out of tune that he could not think of inviting him to his banquet.
thitheradverbUS /ˈðɪθɜːr/
an old word meaning “to that place”
From this reading When Verus entered the palace Hadrian had returned thither but a few minutes previously from the city.
thoroughly
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From this reading He found the sovereign so thoroughly out of tune that he could not think of inviting him to his banquet.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The praetor was conducted through the reception-rooms to the private apartments, and here he had not long to wait, for Hadrian wished to speak with him immediately.
times
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From this reading The Emperor restlessly paced the room while Verus answered his questions as to the latest proceedings of the Senate in Rome, but he several times interrupted his walk and gazed into the adjoining room.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The praetor was conducted through the reception-rooms to the private apartments, and here he had not long to wait, for Hadrian wished to speak with him immediately.
tune
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From this reading He found the sovereign so thoroughly out of tune that he could not think of inviting him to his banquet.
up
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From this reading Just as the praetor had concluded his report Argus set up a howl of delight and Antinous came into the room.
Verus
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From this reading When Verus entered the palace Hadrian had returned thither but a few minutes previously from the city.
wait
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From this reading The praetor was conducted through the reception-rooms to the private apartments, and here he had not long to wait, for Hadrian wished to speak with him immediately.
walk
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From this reading The Emperor restlessly paced the room while Verus answered his questions as to the latest proceedings of the Senate in Rome, but he several times interrupted his walk and gazed into the adjoining room.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The praetor was conducted through the reception-rooms to the private apartments, and here he had not long to wait, for Hadrian wished to speak with him immediately.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Verus entered the palace Hadrian had returned thither but a few minutes previously from the city.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading The Emperor restlessly paced the room while Verus answered his questions as to the latest proceedings of the Senate in Rome, but he several times interrupted his walk and gazed into the adjoining room.
wished
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From this reading The praetor was conducted through the reception-rooms to the private apartments, and here he had not long to wait, for Hadrian wished to speak with him immediately.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The praetor was conducted through the reception-rooms to the private apartments, and here he had not long to wait, for Hadrian wished to speak with him immediately.
