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"Unto Caesar"
"Unto Caesar"

Chapter XXII

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"Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends."--ST.
JOHN XV.
13.
No doubt that for that first tense moment all thought of treachery, of the conspiracy, of the imperium and even of Dea Flavia, was absent from the young man's mind.
It must have come upon him suddenly then and there that his life was now in almost hopeless jeopardy.
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"Unto Caesar"

Chapter XXII

Reading 1/19 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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"Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends."--ST.
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JOHN XV.
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13.
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No doubt that for that first tense moment all thought of treachery, of the conspiracy, of the imperium and even of Dea Flavia, was absent from the young man's mind.
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It must have come upon him suddenly then and there that his life was now in almost hopeless jeopardy.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Come noun US /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “It must have come upon him suddenly then and there that his life was now in almost hopeless jeopardy.”

Even noun US /even/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “No doubt that for that first tense moment all thought of treachery, of the conspiracy, of the imperium and even of Dea Flavia, was absent from the young man's mind.”

First noun US /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “No doubt that for that first tense moment all thought of treachery, of the conspiracy, of the imperium and even of Dea Flavia, was absent from the young man's mind.”

Hath auxiliary verb US /hæθ/

an old form of “has”

From this reading “"Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends."--ST.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “It must have come upon him suddenly then and there that his life was now in almost hopeless jeopardy.”

JOHN noun US /john/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “JOHN XV.”

Life noun US /life/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends."--ST.”

Mind noun US /mind/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “No doubt that for that first tense moment all thought of treachery, of the conspiracy, of the imperium and even of Dea Flavia, was absent from the young man's mind.”

Must modal verb US /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading “It must have come upon him suddenly then and there that his life was now in almost hopeless jeopardy.”

Suddenly noun US /ˈsuddenly/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “It must have come upon him suddenly then and there that his life was now in almost hopeless jeopardy.”

Thought noun US /thought/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “No doubt that for that first tense moment all thought of treachery, of the conspiracy, of the imperium and even of Dea Flavia, was absent from the young man's mind.”

Treachery noun US /ˈtrɛtʃəri/

betrayal of trust

From this reading “No doubt that for that first tense moment all thought of treachery, of the conspiracy, of the imperium and even of Dea Flavia, was absent from the young man's mind.”

Upon preposition US /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading “It must have come upon him suddenly then and there that his life was now in almost hopeless jeopardy.”

All words in this reading · 54

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13

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From this reading 13.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading "Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends."--ST.

absent

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From this reading No doubt that for that first tense moment all thought of treachery, of the conspiracy, of the imperium and even of Dea Flavia, was absent from the young man's mind.

all

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From this reading No doubt that for that first tense moment all thought of treachery, of the conspiracy, of the imperium and even of Dea Flavia, was absent from the young man's mind.

almost

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From this reading It must have come upon him suddenly then and there that his life was now in almost hopeless jeopardy.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading No doubt that for that first tense moment all thought of treachery, of the conspiracy, of the imperium and even of Dea Flavia, was absent from the young man's mind.

comenounUS /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading It must have come upon him suddenly then and there that his life was now in almost hopeless jeopardy.

conspiracy

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From this reading No doubt that for that first tense moment all thought of treachery, of the conspiracy, of the imperium and even of Dea Flavia, was absent from the young man's mind.

Dea

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From this reading No doubt that for that first tense moment all thought of treachery, of the conspiracy, of the imperium and even of Dea Flavia, was absent from the young man's mind.

doubt

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From this reading No doubt that for that first tense moment all thought of treachery, of the conspiracy, of the imperium and even of Dea Flavia, was absent from the young man's mind.

down

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From this reading "Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends."--ST.

evennounUS /even/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading No doubt that for that first tense moment all thought of treachery, of the conspiracy, of the imperium and even of Dea Flavia, was absent from the young man's mind.

firstnounUS /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading No doubt that for that first tense moment all thought of treachery, of the conspiracy, of the imperium and even of Dea Flavia, was absent from the young man's mind.

Flavia

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From this reading No doubt that for that first tense moment all thought of treachery, of the conspiracy, of the imperium and even of Dea Flavia, was absent from the young man's mind.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading "Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends."--ST.

friends

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From this reading "Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends."--ST.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading No doubt that for that first tense moment all thought of treachery, of the conspiracy, of the imperium and even of Dea Flavia, was absent from the young man's mind.

Greater

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From this reading "Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends."--ST.

hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/

an old form of “has”

From this reading "Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends."--ST.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading It must have come upon him suddenly then and there that his life was now in almost hopeless jeopardy.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading It must have come upon him suddenly then and there that his life was now in almost hopeless jeopardy.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading "Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends."--ST.

hopeless

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From this reading It must have come upon him suddenly then and there that his life was now in almost hopeless jeopardy.

imperium

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From this reading No doubt that for that first tense moment all thought of treachery, of the conspiracy, of the imperium and even of Dea Flavia, was absent from the young man's mind.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading It must have come upon him suddenly then and there that his life was now in almost hopeless jeopardy.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It must have come upon him suddenly then and there that his life was now in almost hopeless jeopardy.

jeopardy

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From this reading It must have come upon him suddenly then and there that his life was now in almost hopeless jeopardy.

JOHN

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From this reading JOHN XV.

lay

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From this reading "Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends."--ST.

lifenounUS /life/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends."--ST.

love

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From this reading "Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends."--ST.

man

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From this reading "Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends."--ST.

man's

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From this reading No doubt that for that first tense moment all thought of treachery, of the conspiracy, of the imperium and even of Dea Flavia, was absent from the young man's mind.

mindnounUS /mind/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading No doubt that for that first tense moment all thought of treachery, of the conspiracy, of the imperium and even of Dea Flavia, was absent from the young man's mind.

moment

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From this reading No doubt that for that first tense moment all thought of treachery, of the conspiracy, of the imperium and even of Dea Flavia, was absent from the young man's mind.

mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading It must have come upon him suddenly then and there that his life was now in almost hopeless jeopardy.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading "Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends."--ST.

now

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From this reading It must have come upon him suddenly then and there that his life was now in almost hopeless jeopardy.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading No doubt that for that first tense moment all thought of treachery, of the conspiracy, of the imperium and even of Dea Flavia, was absent from the young man's mind.

ST

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From this reading "Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends."--ST.

suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading It must have come upon him suddenly then and there that his life was now in almost hopeless jeopardy.

tense

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From this reading No doubt that for that first tense moment all thought of treachery, of the conspiracy, of the imperium and even of Dea Flavia, was absent from the young man's mind.

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading "Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends."--ST.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends."--ST.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading No doubt that for that first tense moment all thought of treachery, of the conspiracy, of the imperium and even of Dea Flavia, was absent from the young man's mind.

then

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From this reading It must have come upon him suddenly then and there that his life was now in almost hopeless jeopardy.

there

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From this reading It must have come upon him suddenly then and there that his life was now in almost hopeless jeopardy.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading "Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends."--ST.

thoughtnounUS /thought/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading No doubt that for that first tense moment all thought of treachery, of the conspiracy, of the imperium and even of Dea Flavia, was absent from the young man's mind.

treacherynounUS /ˈtrɛtʃəri/

betrayal of trust

From this reading No doubt that for that first tense moment all thought of treachery, of the conspiracy, of the imperium and even of Dea Flavia, was absent from the young man's mind.

uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading It must have come upon him suddenly then and there that his life was now in almost hopeless jeopardy.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading No doubt that for that first tense moment all thought of treachery, of the conspiracy, of the imperium and even of Dea Flavia, was absent from the young man's mind.

XV

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From this reading JOHN XV.

young

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From this reading No doubt that for that first tense moment all thought of treachery, of the conspiracy, of the imperium and even of Dea Flavia, was absent from the young man's mind.