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Chapter XL
POPE GREGORY THE GREAT. 563--800. No sooner was Narses called home than another terrible nation of Teutones, who had hitherto dwelt in the North, began to come over the Alps. These were the Longbeards, or Lombards, as they were more commonly called; fierce and still heathen. Their king, Alboin, had carried off Rosamond, the daughter of Kunimund, king of the Gepids, another Teutonic tribe.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “No sooner was Narses called home than another terrible nation of Teutones, who had hitherto dwelt in the North, began to come over the Alps.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “No sooner was Narses called home than another terrible nation of Teutones, who had hitherto dwelt in the North, began to come over the Alps.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “No sooner was Narses called home than another terrible nation of Teutones, who had hitherto dwelt in the North, began to come over the Alps.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “POPE GREGORY THE GREAT.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “No sooner was Narses called home than another terrible nation of Teutones, who had hitherto dwelt in the North, began to come over the Alps.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “These were the Longbeards, or Lombards, as they were more commonly called; fierce and still heathen.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “No sooner was Narses called home than another terrible nation of Teutones, who had hitherto dwelt in the North, began to come over the Alps.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “These were the Longbeards, or Lombards, as they were more commonly called; fierce and still heathen.”
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From this reading 563--800.
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From this reading 563--800.
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From this reading Their king, Alboin, had carried off Rosamond, the daughter of Kunimund, king of the Gepids, another Teutonic tribe.
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From this reading No sooner was Narses called home than another terrible nation of Teutones, who had hitherto dwelt in the North, began to come over the Alps.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading These were the Longbeards, or Lombards, as they were more commonly called; fierce and still heathen.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading No sooner was Narses called home than another terrible nation of Teutones, who had hitherto dwelt in the North, began to come over the Alps.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading These were the Longbeards, or Lombards, as they were more commonly called; fierce and still heathen.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No sooner was Narses called home than another terrible nation of Teutones, who had hitherto dwelt in the North, began to come over the Alps.
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From this reading No sooner was Narses called home than another terrible nation of Teutones, who had hitherto dwelt in the North, began to come over the Alps.
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From this reading Their king, Alboin, had carried off Rosamond, the daughter of Kunimund, king of the Gepids, another Teutonic tribe.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No sooner was Narses called home than another terrible nation of Teutones, who had hitherto dwelt in the North, began to come over the Alps.
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From this reading These were the Longbeards, or Lombards, as they were more commonly called; fierce and still heathen.
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From this reading Their king, Alboin, had carried off Rosamond, the daughter of Kunimund, king of the Gepids, another Teutonic tribe.
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From this reading No sooner was Narses called home than another terrible nation of Teutones, who had hitherto dwelt in the North, began to come over the Alps.
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From this reading These were the Longbeards, or Lombards, as they were more commonly called; fierce and still heathen.
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From this reading Their king, Alboin, had carried off Rosamond, the daughter of Kunimund, king of the Gepids, another Teutonic tribe.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading POPE GREGORY THE GREAT.
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From this reading POPE GREGORY THE GREAT.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading No sooner was Narses called home than another terrible nation of Teutones, who had hitherto dwelt in the North, began to come over the Alps.
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From this reading These were the Longbeards, or Lombards, as they were more commonly called; fierce and still heathen.
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From this reading No sooner was Narses called home than another terrible nation of Teutones, who had hitherto dwelt in the North, began to come over the Alps.
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From this reading No sooner was Narses called home than another terrible nation of Teutones, who had hitherto dwelt in the North, began to come over the Alps.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading No sooner was Narses called home than another terrible nation of Teutones, who had hitherto dwelt in the North, began to come over the Alps.
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From this reading Their king, Alboin, had carried off Rosamond, the daughter of Kunimund, king of the Gepids, another Teutonic tribe.
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From this reading Their king, Alboin, had carried off Rosamond, the daughter of Kunimund, king of the Gepids, another Teutonic tribe.
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From this reading These were the Longbeards, or Lombards, as they were more commonly called; fierce and still heathen.
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From this reading These were the Longbeards, or Lombards, as they were more commonly called; fierce and still heathen.
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From this reading These were the Longbeards, or Lombards, as they were more commonly called; fierce and still heathen.
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From this reading No sooner was Narses called home than another terrible nation of Teutones, who had hitherto dwelt in the North, began to come over the Alps.
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From this reading No sooner was Narses called home than another terrible nation of Teutones, who had hitherto dwelt in the North, began to come over the Alps.
not any; not one
From this reading No sooner was Narses called home than another terrible nation of Teutones, who had hitherto dwelt in the North, began to come over the Alps.
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From this reading No sooner was Narses called home than another terrible nation of Teutones, who had hitherto dwelt in the North, began to come over the Alps.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading No sooner was Narses called home than another terrible nation of Teutones, who had hitherto dwelt in the North, began to come over the Alps.
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From this reading Their king, Alboin, had carried off Rosamond, the daughter of Kunimund, king of the Gepids, another Teutonic tribe.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading These were the Longbeards, or Lombards, as they were more commonly called; fierce and still heathen.
above and across; more than
From this reading No sooner was Narses called home than another terrible nation of Teutones, who had hitherto dwelt in the North, began to come over the Alps.
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From this reading POPE GREGORY THE GREAT.
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From this reading Their king, Alboin, had carried off Rosamond, the daughter of Kunimund, king of the Gepids, another Teutonic tribe.
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From this reading No sooner was Narses called home than another terrible nation of Teutones, who had hitherto dwelt in the North, began to come over the Alps.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading These were the Longbeards, or Lombards, as they were more commonly called; fierce and still heathen.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading No sooner was Narses called home than another terrible nation of Teutones, who had hitherto dwelt in the North, began to come over the Alps.
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From this reading No sooner was Narses called home than another terrible nation of Teutones, who had hitherto dwelt in the North, began to come over the Alps.
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From this reading Their king, Alboin, had carried off Rosamond, the daughter of Kunimund, king of the Gepids, another Teutonic tribe.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading No sooner was Narses called home than another terrible nation of Teutones, who had hitherto dwelt in the North, began to come over the Alps.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading POPE GREGORY THE GREAT.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their king, Alboin, had carried off Rosamond, the daughter of Kunimund, king of the Gepids, another Teutonic tribe.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These were the Longbeards, or Lombards, as they were more commonly called; fierce and still heathen.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading These were the Longbeards, or Lombards, as they were more commonly called; fierce and still heathen.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading No sooner was Narses called home than another terrible nation of Teutones, who had hitherto dwelt in the North, began to come over the Alps.
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From this reading Their king, Alboin, had carried off Rosamond, the daughter of Kunimund, king of the Gepids, another Teutonic tribe.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading No sooner was Narses called home than another terrible nation of Teutones, who had hitherto dwelt in the North, began to come over the Alps.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading These were the Longbeards, or Lombards, as they were more commonly called; fierce and still heathen.
which person or people
From this reading No sooner was Narses called home than another terrible nation of Teutones, who had hitherto dwelt in the North, began to come over the Alps.
