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From this reading 33.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And even thus did the mighty Empire hurry headlong to its fall; with shouts of joy and cries of exultation, with triumphal processions, with music, with games and with flowers.
arena
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From this reading The Cæsar had returned from Germany and Gaul having played his part of mountebank upon the arena of the world.
army
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From this reading Eaten up with senseless and cynical vanity, Caius Julius Cæsar Caligula desired to be the Cæsar of his army as he was princeps and imperator, high pontiff and supreme dictator of the Empire.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Eaten up with senseless and cynical vanity, Caius Julius Cæsar Caligula desired to be the Cæsar of his army as he was princeps and imperator, high pontiff and supreme dictator of the Empire.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Eaten up with senseless and cynical vanity, Caius Julius Cæsar Caligula desired to be the Cæsar of his army as he was princeps and imperator, high pontiff and supreme dictator of the Empire.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "The lot is cast into the lap, but the whole disposing thereof is of the Lord."--PROVERBS XVI.
Caius
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From this reading Eaten up with senseless and cynical vanity, Caius Julius Cæsar Caligula desired to be the Cæsar of his army as he was princeps and imperator, high pontiff and supreme dictator of the Empire.
Caligula
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From this reading Eaten up with senseless and cynical vanity, Caius Julius Cæsar Caligula desired to be the Cæsar of his army as he was princeps and imperator, high pontiff and supreme dictator of the Empire.
cast
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From this reading "The lot is cast into the lap, but the whole disposing thereof is of the Lord."--PROVERBS XVI.
cries
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From this reading And even thus did the mighty Empire hurry headlong to its fall; with shouts of joy and cries of exultation, with triumphal processions, with music, with games and with flowers.
cynical
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From this reading Eaten up with senseless and cynical vanity, Caius Julius Cæsar Caligula desired to be the Cæsar of his army as he was princeps and imperator, high pontiff and supreme dictator of the Empire.
Cæsar
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From this reading The Cæsar had returned from Germany and Gaul having played his part of mountebank upon the arena of the world.
desired
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From this reading Eaten up with senseless and cynical vanity, Caius Julius Cæsar Caligula desired to be the Cæsar of his army as he was princeps and imperator, high pontiff and supreme dictator of the Empire.
dictator
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From this reading Eaten up with senseless and cynical vanity, Caius Julius Cæsar Caligula desired to be the Cæsar of his army as he was princeps and imperator, high pontiff and supreme dictator of the Empire.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading And even thus did the mighty Empire hurry headlong to its fall; with shouts of joy and cries of exultation, with triumphal processions, with music, with games and with flowers.
disposing
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From this reading "The lot is cast into the lap, but the whole disposing thereof is of the Lord."--PROVERBS XVI.
Eaten
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From this reading Eaten up with senseless and cynical vanity, Caius Julius Cæsar Caligula desired to be the Cæsar of his army as he was princeps and imperator, high pontiff and supreme dictator of the Empire.
Empire
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From this reading And even thus did the mighty Empire hurry headlong to its fall; with shouts of joy and cries of exultation, with triumphal processions, with music, with games and with flowers.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And even thus did the mighty Empire hurry headlong to its fall; with shouts of joy and cries of exultation, with triumphal processions, with music, with games and with flowers.
exultation
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From this reading And even thus did the mighty Empire hurry headlong to its fall; with shouts of joy and cries of exultation, with triumphal processions, with music, with games and with flowers.
fall
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From this reading And even thus did the mighty Empire hurry headlong to its fall; with shouts of joy and cries of exultation, with triumphal processions, with music, with games and with flowers.
flowers
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From this reading And even thus did the mighty Empire hurry headlong to its fall; with shouts of joy and cries of exultation, with triumphal processions, with music, with games and with flowers.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The Cæsar had returned from Germany and Gaul having played his part of mountebank upon the arena of the world.
games
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From this reading And even thus did the mighty Empire hurry headlong to its fall; with shouts of joy and cries of exultation, with triumphal processions, with music, with games and with flowers.
Gaul
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From this reading The Cæsar had returned from Germany and Gaul having played his part of mountebank upon the arena of the world.
Germany
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From this reading The Cæsar had returned from Germany and Gaul having played his part of mountebank upon the arena of the world.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Cæsar had returned from Germany and Gaul having played his part of mountebank upon the arena of the world.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading The Cæsar had returned from Germany and Gaul having played his part of mountebank upon the arena of the world.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Eaten up with senseless and cynical vanity, Caius Julius Cæsar Caligula desired to be the Cæsar of his army as he was princeps and imperator, high pontiff and supreme dictator of the Empire.
headlong
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From this reading And even thus did the mighty Empire hurry headlong to its fall; with shouts of joy and cries of exultation, with triumphal processions, with music, with games and with flowers.
high
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From this reading Eaten up with senseless and cynical vanity, Caius Julius Cæsar Caligula desired to be the Cæsar of his army as he was princeps and imperator, high pontiff and supreme dictator of the Empire.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Cæsar had returned from Germany and Gaul having played his part of mountebank upon the arena of the world.
hurry
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From this reading And even thus did the mighty Empire hurry headlong to its fall; with shouts of joy and cries of exultation, with triumphal processions, with music, with games and with flowers.
imperator
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From this reading Eaten up with senseless and cynical vanity, Caius Julius Cæsar Caligula desired to be the Cæsar of his army as he was princeps and imperator, high pontiff and supreme dictator of the Empire.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "The lot is cast into the lap, but the whole disposing thereof is of the Lord."--PROVERBS XVI.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The lot is cast into the lap, but the whole disposing thereof is of the Lord."--PROVERBS XVI.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading And even thus did the mighty Empire hurry headlong to its fall; with shouts of joy and cries of exultation, with triumphal processions, with music, with games and with flowers.
joy
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From this reading And even thus did the mighty Empire hurry headlong to its fall; with shouts of joy and cries of exultation, with triumphal processions, with music, with games and with flowers.
Julius
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From this reading Eaten up with senseless and cynical vanity, Caius Julius Cæsar Caligula desired to be the Cæsar of his army as he was princeps and imperator, high pontiff and supreme dictator of the Empire.
lap
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From this reading "The lot is cast into the lap, but the whole disposing thereof is of the Lord."--PROVERBS XVI.
Lord
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From this reading "The lot is cast into the lap, but the whole disposing thereof is of the Lord."--PROVERBS XVI.
lot
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From this reading "The lot is cast into the lap, but the whole disposing thereof is of the Lord."--PROVERBS XVI.
mighty
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From this reading And even thus did the mighty Empire hurry headlong to its fall; with shouts of joy and cries of exultation, with triumphal processions, with music, with games and with flowers.
mountebank
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From this reading The Cæsar had returned from Germany and Gaul having played his part of mountebank upon the arena of the world.
music
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From this reading And even thus did the mighty Empire hurry headlong to its fall; with shouts of joy and cries of exultation, with triumphal processions, with music, with games and with flowers.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "The lot is cast into the lap, but the whole disposing thereof is of the Lord."--PROVERBS XVI.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Cæsar had returned from Germany and Gaul having played his part of mountebank upon the arena of the world.
played
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From this reading The Cæsar had returned from Germany and Gaul having played his part of mountebank upon the arena of the world.
pontiff
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From this reading Eaten up with senseless and cynical vanity, Caius Julius Cæsar Caligula desired to be the Cæsar of his army as he was princeps and imperator, high pontiff and supreme dictator of the Empire.
princeps
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From this reading Eaten up with senseless and cynical vanity, Caius Julius Cæsar Caligula desired to be the Cæsar of his army as he was princeps and imperator, high pontiff and supreme dictator of the Empire.
processions
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From this reading And even thus did the mighty Empire hurry headlong to its fall; with shouts of joy and cries of exultation, with triumphal processions, with music, with games and with flowers.
PROVERBS
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From this reading "The lot is cast into the lap, but the whole disposing thereof is of the Lord."--PROVERBS XVI.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The Cæsar had returned from Germany and Gaul having played his part of mountebank upon the arena of the world.
senseless
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From this reading Eaten up with senseless and cynical vanity, Caius Julius Cæsar Caligula desired to be the Cæsar of his army as he was princeps and imperator, high pontiff and supreme dictator of the Empire.
shouts
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From this reading And even thus did the mighty Empire hurry headlong to its fall; with shouts of joy and cries of exultation, with triumphal processions, with music, with games and with flowers.
supreme
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From this reading Eaten up with senseless and cynical vanity, Caius Julius Cæsar Caligula desired to be the Cæsar of his army as he was princeps and imperator, high pontiff and supreme dictator of the Empire.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The lot is cast into the lap, but the whole disposing thereof is of the Lord."--PROVERBS XVI.
thereof
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From this reading "The lot is cast into the lap, but the whole disposing thereof is of the Lord."--PROVERBS XVI.
thus
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From this reading And even thus did the mighty Empire hurry headlong to its fall; with shouts of joy and cries of exultation, with triumphal processions, with music, with games and with flowers.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And even thus did the mighty Empire hurry headlong to its fall; with shouts of joy and cries of exultation, with triumphal processions, with music, with games and with flowers.
triumphal
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From this reading And even thus did the mighty Empire hurry headlong to its fall; with shouts of joy and cries of exultation, with triumphal processions, with music, with games and with flowers.
up
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From this reading Eaten up with senseless and cynical vanity, Caius Julius Cæsar Caligula desired to be the Cæsar of his army as he was princeps and imperator, high pontiff and supreme dictator of the Empire.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The Cæsar had returned from Germany and Gaul having played his part of mountebank upon the arena of the world.
vanity
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From this reading Eaten up with senseless and cynical vanity, Caius Julius Cæsar Caligula desired to be the Cæsar of his army as he was princeps and imperator, high pontiff and supreme dictator of the Empire.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Eaten up with senseless and cynical vanity, Caius Julius Cæsar Caligula desired to be the Cæsar of his army as he was princeps and imperator, high pontiff and supreme dictator of the Empire.
whole
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From this reading "The lot is cast into the lap, but the whole disposing thereof is of the Lord."--PROVERBS XVI.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading And even thus did the mighty Empire hurry headlong to its fall; with shouts of joy and cries of exultation, with triumphal processions, with music, with games and with flowers.
world
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From this reading The Cæsar had returned from Germany and Gaul having played his part of mountebank upon the arena of the world.
XVI
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From this reading "The lot is cast into the lap, but the whole disposing thereof is of the Lord."--PROVERBS XVI.
