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Chapter VII
MENENIUS AGRIPPA'S FABLE. B.C. 494. A great deal of the history of Rome consists of struggles between the patricians and plebeians. In those early days the plebeians were often poor, and when they wanted to improve their lands they had to borrow money from the patricians, who not only had larger lands, but, as they were the officers in war, got a larger share of the spoil.
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in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “A great deal of the history of Rome consists of struggles between the patricians and plebeians.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A great deal of the history of Rome consists of struggles between the patricians and plebeians.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In those early days the plebeians were often poor, and when they wanted to improve their lands they had to borrow money from the patricians, who not only had larger lands, but, as they were the officers in war, got a larger share of the spoil.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “In those early days the plebeians were often poor, and when they wanted to improve their lands they had to borrow money from the patricians, who not only had larger lands, but, as they were the officers in war, got a larger share of the spoil.”
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From this reading 494.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A great deal of the history of Rome consists of struggles between the patricians and plebeians.
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From this reading MENENIUS AGRIPPA'S FABLE.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A great deal of the history of Rome consists of struggles between the patricians and plebeians.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In those early days the plebeians were often poor, and when they wanted to improve their lands they had to borrow money from the patricians, who not only had larger lands, but, as they were the officers in war, got a larger share of the spoil.
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From this reading B.C.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading A great deal of the history of Rome consists of struggles between the patricians and plebeians.
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From this reading In those early days the plebeians were often poor, and when they wanted to improve their lands they had to borrow money from the patricians, who not only had larger lands, but, as they were the officers in war, got a larger share of the spoil.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading In those early days the plebeians were often poor, and when they wanted to improve their lands they had to borrow money from the patricians, who not only had larger lands, but, as they were the officers in war, got a larger share of the spoil.
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From this reading B.C.
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From this reading A great deal of the history of Rome consists of struggles between the patricians and plebeians.
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From this reading In those early days the plebeians were often poor, and when they wanted to improve their lands they had to borrow money from the patricians, who not only had larger lands, but, as they were the officers in war, got a larger share of the spoil.
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From this reading A great deal of the history of Rome consists of struggles between the patricians and plebeians.
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From this reading In those early days the plebeians were often poor, and when they wanted to improve their lands they had to borrow money from the patricians, who not only had larger lands, but, as they were the officers in war, got a larger share of the spoil.
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From this reading MENENIUS AGRIPPA'S FABLE.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In those early days the plebeians were often poor, and when they wanted to improve their lands they had to borrow money from the patricians, who not only had larger lands, but, as they were the officers in war, got a larger share of the spoil.
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From this reading In those early days the plebeians were often poor, and when they wanted to improve their lands they had to borrow money from the patricians, who not only had larger lands, but, as they were the officers in war, got a larger share of the spoil.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A great deal of the history of Rome consists of struggles between the patricians and plebeians.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In those early days the plebeians were often poor, and when they wanted to improve their lands they had to borrow money from the patricians, who not only had larger lands, but, as they were the officers in war, got a larger share of the spoil.
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From this reading A great deal of the history of Rome consists of struggles between the patricians and plebeians.
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From this reading In those early days the plebeians were often poor, and when they wanted to improve their lands they had to borrow money from the patricians, who not only had larger lands, but, as they were the officers in war, got a larger share of the spoil.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In those early days the plebeians were often poor, and when they wanted to improve their lands they had to borrow money from the patricians, who not only had larger lands, but, as they were the officers in war, got a larger share of the spoil.
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From this reading In those early days the plebeians were often poor, and when they wanted to improve their lands they had to borrow money from the patricians, who not only had larger lands, but, as they were the officers in war, got a larger share of the spoil.
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From this reading In those early days the plebeians were often poor, and when they wanted to improve their lands they had to borrow money from the patricians, who not only had larger lands, but, as they were the officers in war, got a larger share of the spoil.
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From this reading MENENIUS AGRIPPA'S FABLE.
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From this reading In those early days the plebeians were often poor, and when they wanted to improve their lands they had to borrow money from the patricians, who not only had larger lands, but, as they were the officers in war, got a larger share of the spoil.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading In those early days the plebeians were often poor, and when they wanted to improve their lands they had to borrow money from the patricians, who not only had larger lands, but, as they were the officers in war, got a larger share of the spoil.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A great deal of the history of Rome consists of struggles between the patricians and plebeians.
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From this reading In those early days the plebeians were often poor, and when they wanted to improve their lands they had to borrow money from the patricians, who not only had larger lands, but, as they were the officers in war, got a larger share of the spoil.
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From this reading In those early days the plebeians were often poor, and when they wanted to improve their lands they had to borrow money from the patricians, who not only had larger lands, but, as they were the officers in war, got a larger share of the spoil.
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From this reading In those early days the plebeians were often poor, and when they wanted to improve their lands they had to borrow money from the patricians, who not only had larger lands, but, as they were the officers in war, got a larger share of the spoil.
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From this reading A great deal of the history of Rome consists of struggles between the patricians and plebeians.
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From this reading A great deal of the history of Rome consists of struggles between the patricians and plebeians.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In those early days the plebeians were often poor, and when they wanted to improve their lands they had to borrow money from the patricians, who not only had larger lands, but, as they were the officers in war, got a larger share of the spoil.
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From this reading A great deal of the history of Rome consists of struggles between the patricians and plebeians.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In those early days the plebeians were often poor, and when they wanted to improve their lands they had to borrow money from the patricians, who not only had larger lands, but, as they were the officers in war, got a larger share of the spoil.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In those early days the plebeians were often poor, and when they wanted to improve their lands they had to borrow money from the patricians, who not only had larger lands, but, as they were the officers in war, got a larger share of the spoil.
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From this reading A great deal of the history of Rome consists of struggles between the patricians and plebeians.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A great deal of the history of Rome consists of struggles between the patricians and plebeians.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading In those early days the plebeians were often poor, and when they wanted to improve their lands they had to borrow money from the patricians, who not only had larger lands, but, as they were the officers in war, got a larger share of the spoil.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In those early days the plebeians were often poor, and when they wanted to improve their lands they had to borrow money from the patricians, who not only had larger lands, but, as they were the officers in war, got a larger share of the spoil.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading In those early days the plebeians were often poor, and when they wanted to improve their lands they had to borrow money from the patricians, who not only had larger lands, but, as they were the officers in war, got a larger share of the spoil.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In those early days the plebeians were often poor, and when they wanted to improve their lands they had to borrow money from the patricians, who not only had larger lands, but, as they were the officers in war, got a larger share of the spoil.
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From this reading In those early days the plebeians were often poor, and when they wanted to improve their lands they had to borrow money from the patricians, who not only had larger lands, but, as they were the officers in war, got a larger share of the spoil.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In those early days the plebeians were often poor, and when they wanted to improve their lands they had to borrow money from the patricians, who not only had larger lands, but, as they were the officers in war, got a larger share of the spoil.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In those early days the plebeians were often poor, and when they wanted to improve their lands they had to borrow money from the patricians, who not only had larger lands, but, as they were the officers in war, got a larger share of the spoil.
at the time that
From this reading In those early days the plebeians were often poor, and when they wanted to improve their lands they had to borrow money from the patricians, who not only had larger lands, but, as they were the officers in war, got a larger share of the spoil.
which person or people
From this reading In those early days the plebeians were often poor, and when they wanted to improve their lands they had to borrow money from the patricians, who not only had larger lands, but, as they were the officers in war, got a larger share of the spoil.
