(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading At Mycale by Samos the Greek fleets had disembarked their crews and defeated the Persians almost at the doors of the Great King in Sardis.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At Mycale by Samos the Greek fleets had disembarked their crews and defeated the Persians almost at the doors of the Great King in Sardis.
Artabazus
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From this reading Artabazus had escaped through Thrace to Asia in caitiff flight.
AsianounUS /ˈeɪʒə/
the largest continent with 60% of the earth's population; it is joined to Europe on the west to form Eurasia; it is the site of some of the world's earliest civilizations
From this reading Artabazus had escaped through Thrace to Asia in caitiff flight.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At Mycale by Samos the Greek fleets had disembarked their crews and defeated the Persians almost at the doors of the Great King in Sardis.
BarbariannounUS /bɑːrˈberiən/
a member of an uncivilized people
From this reading There might be more battles with the Barbarian, but no second Salamis or Platæa.
battlesnounUS /ˈbætəlz/
plural of “battle” — a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading There might be more battles with the Barbarian, but no second Salamis or Platæa.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There might be more battles with the Barbarian, but no second Salamis or Platæa.
BRIGHTNESSnounUS /ˈbraɪtnəs/
the location of a visual perception along a continuum from black to white
From this reading THE BRIGHTNESS OF HELIOS The day that disloyal Thebes surrendered came the tidings of the crowning of the Hellenes’ victories.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There might be more battles with the Barbarian, but no second Salamis or Platæa.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading At Mycale by Samos the Greek fleets had disembarked their crews and defeated the Persians almost at the doors of the Great King in Sardis.
caitiffnoun
a cowardly and despicable person
From this reading Artabazus had escaped through Thrace to Asia in caitiff flight.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading THE BRIGHTNESS OF HELIOS The day that disloyal Thebes surrendered came the tidings of the crowning of the Hellenes’ victories.
crewsnounUS /kruːz/
plural of “crew” — the men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.)
From this reading At Mycale by Samos the Greek fleets had disembarked their crews and defeated the Persians almost at the doors of the Great King in Sardis.
crowningadjectiveUS /ˈkraʊnɪŋ/
representing a level of the highest possible achievement or attainment
From this reading THE BRIGHTNESS OF HELIOS The day that disloyal Thebes surrendered came the tidings of the crowning of the Hellenes’ victories.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading THE BRIGHTNESS OF HELIOS The day that disloyal Thebes surrendered came the tidings of the crowning of the Hellenes’ victories.
defeatedadjectiveUS /dɪˈfiːtəd/
beaten or overcome; not victorious
From this reading At Mycale by Samos the Greek fleets had disembarked their crews and defeated the Persians almost at the doors of the Great King in Sardis.
disembarked
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From this reading At Mycale by Samos the Greek fleets had disembarked their crews and defeated the Persians almost at the doors of the Great King in Sardis.
disloyaladjectiveUS /dɪˈslɔɪəl/
showing lack of love for your country
From this reading THE BRIGHTNESS OF HELIOS The day that disloyal Thebes surrendered came the tidings of the crowning of the Hellenes’ victories.
plural of “door” — a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading At Mycale by Samos the Greek fleets had disembarked their crews and defeated the Persians almost at the doors of the Great King in Sardis.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading The war—at least the perilous part thereof—was at end.
having escaped, especially from confinement
From this reading Artabazus had escaped through Thrace to Asia in caitiff flight.
fleetsnounUS /fliːts/
plural of “fleet” — group of aircraft operating together under the same ownership
From this reading At Mycale by Samos the Greek fleets had disembarked their crews and defeated the Persians almost at the doors of the Great King in Sardis.
a formation of aircraft in flight
From this reading Artabazus had escaped through Thrace to Asia in caitiff flight.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading At Mycale by Samos the Greek fleets had disembarked their crews and defeated the Persians almost at the doors of the Great King in Sardis.
the Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family of languages
From this reading At Mycale by Samos the Greek fleets had disembarked their crews and defeated the Persians almost at the doors of the Great King in Sardis.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At Mycale by Samos the Greek fleets had disembarked their crews and defeated the Persians almost at the doors of the Great King in Sardis.
HELIOSnounUS /ˈhiːliɑːs/
(Greek mythology) ancient god of the sun; drove his chariot across the sky each day; identified with Roman Sol
From this reading THE BRIGHTNESS OF HELIOS The day that disloyal Thebes surrendered came the tidings of the crowning of the Hellenes’ victories.
Hellenes
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From this reading THE BRIGHTNESS OF HELIOS The day that disloyal Thebes surrendered came the tidings of the crowning of the Hellenes’ victories.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At Mycale by Samos the Greek fleets had disembarked their crews and defeated the Persians almost at the doors of the Great King in Sardis.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading At Mycale by Samos the Greek fleets had disembarked their crews and defeated the Persians almost at the doors of the Great King in Sardis.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading The war—at least the perilous part thereof—was at end.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading There might be more battles with the Barbarian, but no second Salamis or Platæa.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading There might be more battles with the Barbarian, but no second Salamis or Platæa.
Mycale
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From this reading At Mycale by Samos the Greek fleets had disembarked their crews and defeated the Persians almost at the doors of the Great King in Sardis.
not any; not one
From this reading There might be more battles with the Barbarian, but no second Salamis or Platæa.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE BRIGHTNESS OF HELIOS The day that disloyal Thebes surrendered came the tidings of the crowning of the Hellenes’ victories.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading There might be more battles with the Barbarian, but no second Salamis or Platæa.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading The war—at least the perilous part thereof—was at end.
perilousadjectiveUS /ˈperələs/
fraught with danger
From this reading The war—at least the perilous part thereof—was at end.
PersiansnounUS /ˈpɜːrʒənz/
plural of “persian” — a native or inhabitant of Iran
From this reading At Mycale by Samos the Greek fleets had disembarked their crews and defeated the Persians almost at the doors of the Great King in Sardis.
Platæa
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From this reading There might be more battles with the Barbarian, but no second Salamis or Platæa.
SalamisnounUS /səˈlɑːmiz/
plural of “salami” — highly seasoned fatty sausage of pork and beef usually dried
From this reading There might be more battles with the Barbarian, but no second Salamis or Platæa.
Samos
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From this reading At Mycale by Samos the Greek fleets had disembarked their crews and defeated the Persians almost at the doors of the Great King in Sardis.
Sardisnoun
an ancient Greek city located in the western part of what is now modern Turkey; as the capital of Lydia it was the cultural center of Asia Minor; destroyed by Tamerlane in 1402
From this reading At Mycale by Samos the Greek fleets had disembarked their crews and defeated the Persians almost at the doors of the Great King in Sardis.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading There might be more battles with the Barbarian, but no second Salamis or Platæa.
surrenderedverbUS /sərˈendərd/
past form of “surrender” — give up or agree to forgo to the power or possession of another
From this reading THE BRIGHTNESS OF HELIOS The day that disloyal Thebes surrendered came the tidings of the crowning of the Hellenes’ victories.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE BRIGHTNESS OF HELIOS The day that disloyal Thebes surrendered came the tidings of the crowning of the Hellenes’ victories.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BRIGHTNESS OF HELIOS The day that disloyal Thebes surrendered came the tidings of the crowning of the Hellenes’ victories.
ThebesnounUS /θiːbz/
an ancient Egyptian city on the Nile River that flourished from the 22nd century BC to the 18th century BC; today the archeological remains include many splendid temples and tombs
From this reading THE BRIGHTNESS OF HELIOS The day that disloyal Thebes surrendered came the tidings of the crowning of the Hellenes’ victories.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading At Mycale by Samos the Greek fleets had disembarked their crews and defeated the Persians almost at the doors of the Great King in Sardis.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There might be more battles with the Barbarian, but no second Salamis or Platæa.
thereofadverbUS /ˌðeˈrʌv/
of or concerning this or that
From this reading The war—at least the perilous part thereof—was at end.
Thracenoun
an ancient country and wine producing region in the east of the Balkan Peninsula to the north of the Aegean Sea; colonized by ancient Greeks; later a Roman province; now divided between Bulgaria and Greece and Turkey
From this reading Artabazus had escaped through Thrace to Asia in caitiff flight.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Artabazus had escaped through Thrace to Asia in caitiff flight.
tidingsnounUS /ˈtaɪdɪŋz/
information about recent and important events
From this reading THE BRIGHTNESS OF HELIOS The day that disloyal Thebes surrendered came the tidings of the crowning of the Hellenes’ victories.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Artabazus had escaped through Thrace to Asia in caitiff flight.
victoriesnounUS /ˈvɪktəriz/
plural of “victory” — a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading THE BRIGHTNESS OF HELIOS The day that disloyal Thebes surrendered came the tidings of the crowning of the Hellenes’ victories.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading The war—at least the perilous part thereof—was at end.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The war—at least the perilous part thereof—was at end.
in the company of; together with
From this reading There might be more battles with the Barbarian, but no second Salamis or Platæa.
