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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 They landed on a spot called the plain of Marathon, which was only about twenty-six miles away from Athens.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading They landed on a spot called the plain of Marathon, which was only about twenty-six miles away from Athens.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading So the Persians sailed across the sea; and this time there was no storm, and they reached the shore of Greece safely.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So the Persians sailed across the sea; and this time there was no storm, and they reached the shore of Greece safely.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading When the Athenians heard that the Persians were coming, they wanted to get Sparta in a hurry to help, as she had promised to do.
Athenians
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From this reading When the Athenians heard that the Persians were coming, they wanted to get Sparta in a hurry to help, as she had promised to do.
Athens
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From this reading They landed on a spot called the plain of Marathon, which was only about twenty-six miles away from Athens.
away
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From this reading They landed on a spot called the plain of Marathon, which was only about twenty-six miles away from Athens.
called
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From this reading They landed on a spot called the plain of Marathon, which was only about twenty-six miles away from Athens.
coming
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From this reading When the Athenians heard that the Persians were coming, they wanted to get Sparta in a hurry to help, as she had promised to do.
course
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From this reading Now, there were no telegraphs or telephones or railroads, of course, in those days.
days
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From this reading Now, there were no telegraphs or telephones or railroads, of course, in those days.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading When the Athenians heard that the Persians were coming, they wanted to get Sparta in a hurry to help, as she had promised to do.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They landed on a spot called the plain of Marathon, which was only about twenty-six miles away from Athens.
get
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From this reading When the Athenians heard that the Persians were coming, they wanted to get Sparta in a hurry to help, as she had promised to do.
Greece
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From this reading So the Persians sailed across the sea; and this time there was no storm, and they reached the shore of Greece safely.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When the Athenians heard that the Persians were coming, they wanted to get Sparta in a hurry to help, as she had promised to do.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You will see presently why I have told you just the number of miles--twenty-six.
heard
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From this reading When the Athenians heard that the Persians were coming, they wanted to get Sparta in a hurry to help, as she had promised to do.
help
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From this reading When the Athenians heard that the Persians were coming, they wanted to get Sparta in a hurry to help, as she had promised to do.
hurry
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From this reading When the Athenians heard that the Persians were coming, they wanted to get Sparta in a hurry to help, as she had promised to do.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading You will see presently why I have told you just the number of miles--twenty-six.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When the Athenians heard that the Persians were coming, they wanted to get Sparta in a hurry to help, as she had promised to do.
just
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From this reading You will see presently why I have told you just the number of miles--twenty-six.
landed
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From this reading They landed on a spot called the plain of Marathon, which was only about twenty-six miles away from Athens.
Marathon
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From this reading They landed on a spot called the plain of Marathon, which was only about twenty-six miles away from Athens.
miles
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From this reading They landed on a spot called the plain of Marathon, which was only about twenty-six miles away from Athens.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading So the Persians sailed across the sea; and this time there was no storm, and they reached the shore of Greece safely.
Now
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From this reading Now, there were no telegraphs or telephones or railroads, of course, in those days.
number
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From this reading You will see presently why I have told you just the number of miles--twenty-six.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading So the Persians sailed across the sea; and this time there was no storm, and they reached the shore of Greece safely.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They landed on a spot called the plain of Marathon, which was only about twenty-six miles away from Athens.
only
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From this reading They landed on a spot called the plain of Marathon, which was only about twenty-six miles away from Athens.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Now, there were no telegraphs or telephones or railroads, of course, in those days.
Persians
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From this reading So the Persians sailed across the sea; and this time there was no storm, and they reached the shore of Greece safely.
plain
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From this reading They landed on a spot called the plain of Marathon, which was only about twenty-six miles away from Athens.
presently
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From this reading You will see presently why I have told you just the number of miles--twenty-six.
promised
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From this reading When the Athenians heard that the Persians were coming, they wanted to get Sparta in a hurry to help, as she had promised to do.
railroads
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From this reading Now, there were no telegraphs or telephones or railroads, of course, in those days.
reached
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From this reading So the Persians sailed across the sea; and this time there was no storm, and they reached the shore of Greece safely.
safely
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From this reading So the Persians sailed across the sea; and this time there was no storm, and they reached the shore of Greece safely.
sailed
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From this reading So the Persians sailed across the sea; and this time there was no storm, and they reached the shore of Greece safely.
sea
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From this reading So the Persians sailed across the sea; and this time there was no storm, and they reached the shore of Greece safely.
see
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From this reading You will see presently why I have told you just the number of miles--twenty-six.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When the Athenians heard that the Persians were coming, they wanted to get Sparta in a hurry to help, as she had promised to do.
shore
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From this reading So the Persians sailed across the sea; and this time there was no storm, and they reached the shore of Greece safely.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So the Persians sailed across the sea; and this time there was no storm, and they reached the shore of Greece safely.
Sparta
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From this reading When the Athenians heard that the Persians were coming, they wanted to get Sparta in a hurry to help, as she had promised to do.
spot
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From this reading They landed on a spot called the plain of Marathon, which was only about twenty-six miles away from Athens.
storm
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From this reading So the Persians sailed across the sea; and this time there was no storm, and they reached the shore of Greece safely.
telegraphs
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From this reading Now, there were no telegraphs or telephones or railroads, of course, in those days.
telephones
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From this reading Now, there were no telegraphs or telephones or railroads, of course, in those days.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When the Athenians heard that the Persians were coming, they wanted to get Sparta in a hurry to help, as she had promised to do.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So the Persians sailed across the sea; and this time there was no storm, and they reached the shore of Greece safely.
there
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From this reading So the Persians sailed across the sea; and this time there was no storm, and they reached the shore of Greece safely.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So the Persians sailed across the sea; and this time there was no storm, and they reached the shore of Greece safely.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading So the Persians sailed across the sea; and this time there was no storm, and they reached the shore of Greece safely.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Now, there were no telegraphs or telephones or railroads, of course, in those days.
time
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From this reading So the Persians sailed across the sea; and this time there was no storm, and they reached the shore of Greece safely.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When the Athenians heard that the Persians were coming, they wanted to get Sparta in a hurry to help, as she had promised to do.
told
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From this reading You will see presently why I have told you just the number of miles--twenty-six.
twenty-six
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From this reading They landed on a spot called the plain of Marathon, which was only about twenty-six miles away from Athens.
wanted
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From this reading When the Athenians heard that the Persians were coming, they wanted to get Sparta in a hurry to help, as she had promised to do.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So the Persians sailed across the sea; and this time there was no storm, and they reached the shore of Greece safely.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading When the Athenians heard that the Persians were coming, they wanted to get Sparta in a hurry to help, as she had promised to do.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When the Athenians heard that the Persians were coming, they wanted to get Sparta in a hurry to help, as she had promised to do.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They landed on a spot called the plain of Marathon, which was only about twenty-six miles away from Athens.
why
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From this reading You will see presently why I have told you just the number of miles--twenty-six.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading You will see presently why I have told you just the number of miles--twenty-six.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You will see presently why I have told you just the number of miles--twenty-six.
