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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 Amasis received his son with a burst of laughter, and without noticing Psamtik's pale and troubled countenance, shouted: "Did not I tell thee, that a simple Egyptian would find it no easy task to catch such a Greek fox?
affront
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From this reading Psamtik grew paler and paler, and trembling with rage, answered in a suppressed voice: "Is it well, my father, thus to rejoice at an affront offered to thy son?
Amasis
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From this reading Amasis received his son with a burst of laughter, and without noticing Psamtik's pale and troubled countenance, shouted: "Did not I tell thee, that a simple Egyptian would find it no easy task to catch such a Greek fox?
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Psamtik grew paler and paler, and trembling with rage, answered in a suppressed voice: "Is it well, my father, thus to rejoice at an affront offered to thy son?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Amasis received his son with a burst of laughter, and without noticing Psamtik's pale and troubled countenance, shouted: "Did not I tell thee, that a simple Egyptian would find it no easy task to catch such a Greek fox?
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I swear, by the eternal gods, that but for Cambyses' sake that shameless Lydian had not seen the light of another day.
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Psamtik grew paler and paler, and trembling with rage, answered in a suppressed voice: "Is it well, my father, thus to rejoice at an affront offered to thy son?
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Psamtik grew paler and paler, and trembling with rage, answered in a suppressed voice: "Is it well, my father, thus to rejoice at an affront offered to thy son?
Athenian
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From this reading I would have given ten cities to have been by, when thy captive proved to be the stammering Lydian instead of the voluble Athenian."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I would have given ten cities to have been by, when thy captive proved to be the stammering Lydian instead of the voluble Athenian."
becomes
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From this reading But what is it to thee, that thy son becomes a laughing-stock to these beggarly Greeks!"
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I would have given ten cities to have been by, when thy captive proved to be the stammering Lydian instead of the voluble Athenian."
beggarly
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From this reading But what is it to thee, that thy son becomes a laughing-stock to these beggarly Greeks!"
burst
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From this reading Amasis received his son with a burst of laughter, and without noticing Psamtik's pale and troubled countenance, shouted: "Did not I tell thee, that a simple Egyptian would find it no easy task to catch such a Greek fox?
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I swear, by the eternal gods, that but for Cambyses' sake that shameless Lydian had not seen the light of another day.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I would have given ten cities to have been by, when thy captive proved to be the stammering Lydian instead of the voluble Athenian."
Cambyses
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From this reading I swear, by the eternal gods, that but for Cambyses' sake that shameless Lydian had not seen the light of another day.
captive
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From this reading I would have given ten cities to have been by, when thy captive proved to be the stammering Lydian instead of the voluble Athenian."
catch
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From this reading Amasis received his son with a burst of laughter, and without noticing Psamtik's pale and troubled countenance, shouted: "Did not I tell thee, that a simple Egyptian would find it no easy task to catch such a Greek fox?
cities
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From this reading I would have given ten cities to have been by, when thy captive proved to be the stammering Lydian instead of the voluble Athenian."
countenance
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From this reading Amasis received his son with a burst of laughter, and without noticing Psamtik's pale and troubled countenance, shouted: "Did not I tell thee, that a simple Egyptian would find it no easy task to catch such a Greek fox?
day
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From this reading I swear, by the eternal gods, that but for Cambyses' sake that shameless Lydian had not seen the light of another day.
Didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Amasis received his son with a burst of laughter, and without noticing Psamtik's pale and troubled countenance, shouted: "Did not I tell thee, that a simple Egyptian would find it no easy task to catch such a Greek fox?
easy
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From this reading Amasis received his son with a burst of laughter, and without noticing Psamtik's pale and troubled countenance, shouted: "Did not I tell thee, that a simple Egyptian would find it no easy task to catch such a Greek fox?
Egyptian
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From this reading Amasis received his son with a burst of laughter, and without noticing Psamtik's pale and troubled countenance, shouted: "Did not I tell thee, that a simple Egyptian would find it no easy task to catch such a Greek fox?
eternal
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From this reading I swear, by the eternal gods, that but for Cambyses' sake that shameless Lydian had not seen the light of another day.
father
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From this reading Psamtik grew paler and paler, and trembling with rage, answered in a suppressed voice: "Is it well, my father, thus to rejoice at an affront offered to thy son?
find
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From this reading Amasis received his son with a burst of laughter, and without noticing Psamtik's pale and troubled countenance, shouted: "Did not I tell thee, that a simple Egyptian would find it no easy task to catch such a Greek fox?
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I swear, by the eternal gods, that but for Cambyses' sake that shameless Lydian had not seen the light of another day.
fox
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From this reading Amasis received his son with a burst of laughter, and without noticing Psamtik's pale and troubled countenance, shouted: "Did not I tell thee, that a simple Egyptian would find it no easy task to catch such a Greek fox?
given
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From this reading I would have given ten cities to have been by, when thy captive proved to be the stammering Lydian instead of the voluble Athenian."
gods
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From this reading I swear, by the eternal gods, that but for Cambyses' sake that shameless Lydian had not seen the light of another day.
Greek
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From this reading Amasis received his son with a burst of laughter, and without noticing Psamtik's pale and troubled countenance, shouted: "Did not I tell thee, that a simple Egyptian would find it no easy task to catch such a Greek fox?
Greeks
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From this reading But what is it to thee, that thy son becomes a laughing-stock to these beggarly Greeks!"
grew
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From this reading Psamtik grew paler and paler, and trembling with rage, answered in a suppressed voice: "Is it well, my father, thus to rejoice at an affront offered to thy son?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I swear, by the eternal gods, that but for Cambyses' sake that shameless Lydian had not seen the light of another day.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I would have given ten cities to have been by, when thy captive proved to be the stammering Lydian instead of the voluble Athenian."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Amasis received his son with a burst of laughter, and without noticing Psamtik's pale and troubled countenance, shouted: "Did not I tell thee, that a simple Egyptian would find it no easy task to catch such a Greek fox?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Amasis received his son with a burst of laughter, and without noticing Psamtik's pale and troubled countenance, shouted: "Did not I tell thee, that a simple Egyptian would find it no easy task to catch such a Greek fox?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Psamtik grew paler and paler, and trembling with rage, answered in a suppressed voice: "Is it well, my father, thus to rejoice at an affront offered to thy son?
instead
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From this reading I would have given ten cities to have been by, when thy captive proved to be the stammering Lydian instead of the voluble Athenian."
Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Psamtik grew paler and paler, and trembling with rage, answered in a suppressed voice: "Is it well, my father, thus to rejoice at an affront offered to thy son?
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Amasis received his son with a burst of laughter, and without noticing Psamtik's pale and troubled countenance, shouted: "Did not I tell thee, that a simple Egyptian would find it no easy task to catch such a Greek fox?
laughing-stock
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From this reading But what is it to thee, that thy son becomes a laughing-stock to these beggarly Greeks!"
laughter
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From this reading Amasis received his son with a burst of laughter, and without noticing Psamtik's pale and troubled countenance, shouted: "Did not I tell thee, that a simple Egyptian would find it no easy task to catch such a Greek fox?
light
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From this reading I swear, by the eternal gods, that but for Cambyses' sake that shameless Lydian had not seen the light of another day.
Lydian
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From this reading I would have given ten cities to have been by, when thy captive proved to be the stammering Lydian instead of the voluble Athenian."
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Psamtik grew paler and paler, and trembling with rage, answered in a suppressed voice: "Is it well, my father, thus to rejoice at an affront offered to thy son?
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Amasis received his son with a burst of laughter, and without noticing Psamtik's pale and troubled countenance, shouted: "Did not I tell thee, that a simple Egyptian would find it no easy task to catch such a Greek fox?
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Amasis received his son with a burst of laughter, and without noticing Psamtik's pale and troubled countenance, shouted: "Did not I tell thee, that a simple Egyptian would find it no easy task to catch such a Greek fox?
noticing
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From this reading Amasis received his son with a burst of laughter, and without noticing Psamtik's pale and troubled countenance, shouted: "Did not I tell thee, that a simple Egyptian would find it no easy task to catch such a Greek fox?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Amasis received his son with a burst of laughter, and without noticing Psamtik's pale and troubled countenance, shouted: "Did not I tell thee, that a simple Egyptian would find it no easy task to catch such a Greek fox?
offered
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From this reading Psamtik grew paler and paler, and trembling with rage, answered in a suppressed voice: "Is it well, my father, thus to rejoice at an affront offered to thy son?
pale
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From this reading Amasis received his son with a burst of laughter, and without noticing Psamtik's pale and troubled countenance, shouted: "Did not I tell thee, that a simple Egyptian would find it no easy task to catch such a Greek fox?
paler
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From this reading Psamtik grew paler and paler, and trembling with rage, answered in a suppressed voice: "Is it well, my father, thus to rejoice at an affront offered to thy son?
proved
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From this reading I would have given ten cities to have been by, when thy captive proved to be the stammering Lydian instead of the voluble Athenian."
Psamtik
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From this reading Psamtik grew paler and paler, and trembling with rage, answered in a suppressed voice: "Is it well, my father, thus to rejoice at an affront offered to thy son?
Psamtik's
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From this reading Amasis received his son with a burst of laughter, and without noticing Psamtik's pale and troubled countenance, shouted: "Did not I tell thee, that a simple Egyptian would find it no easy task to catch such a Greek fox?
rage
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From this reading Psamtik grew paler and paler, and trembling with rage, answered in a suppressed voice: "Is it well, my father, thus to rejoice at an affront offered to thy son?
received
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From this reading Amasis received his son with a burst of laughter, and without noticing Psamtik's pale and troubled countenance, shouted: "Did not I tell thee, that a simple Egyptian would find it no easy task to catch such a Greek fox?
rejoicenounUS /ˈrejoice/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Psamtik grew paler and paler, and trembling with rage, answered in a suppressed voice: "Is it well, my father, thus to rejoice at an affront offered to thy son?
sake
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From this reading I swear, by the eternal gods, that but for Cambyses' sake that shameless Lydian had not seen the light of another day.
seen
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From this reading I swear, by the eternal gods, that but for Cambyses' sake that shameless Lydian had not seen the light of another day.
shamelessadjectiveUS /ˈʃeɪmləs/
showing no sense of shame
From this reading I swear, by the eternal gods, that but for Cambyses' sake that shameless Lydian had not seen the light of another day.
shoutednounUS /shouted/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Amasis received his son with a burst of laughter, and without noticing Psamtik's pale and troubled countenance, shouted: "Did not I tell thee, that a simple Egyptian would find it no easy task to catch such a Greek fox?
simple
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From this reading Amasis received his son with a burst of laughter, and without noticing Psamtik's pale and troubled countenance, shouted: "Did not I tell thee, that a simple Egyptian would find it no easy task to catch such a Greek fox?
son
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From this reading Amasis received his son with a burst of laughter, and without noticing Psamtik's pale and troubled countenance, shouted: "Did not I tell thee, that a simple Egyptian would find it no easy task to catch such a Greek fox?
stammering
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From this reading I would have given ten cities to have been by, when thy captive proved to be the stammering Lydian instead of the voluble Athenian."
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Amasis received his son with a burst of laughter, and without noticing Psamtik's pale and troubled countenance, shouted: "Did not I tell thee, that a simple Egyptian would find it no easy task to catch such a Greek fox?
suppressed
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From this reading Psamtik grew paler and paler, and trembling with rage, answered in a suppressed voice: "Is it well, my father, thus to rejoice at an affront offered to thy son?
swear
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From this reading I swear, by the eternal gods, that but for Cambyses' sake that shameless Lydian had not seen the light of another day.
task
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From this reading Amasis received his son with a burst of laughter, and without noticing Psamtik's pale and troubled countenance, shouted: "Did not I tell thee, that a simple Egyptian would find it no easy task to catch such a Greek fox?
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Amasis received his son with a burst of laughter, and without noticing Psamtik's pale and troubled countenance, shouted: "Did not I tell thee, that a simple Egyptian would find it no easy task to catch such a Greek fox?
ten
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From this reading I would have given ten cities to have been by, when thy captive proved to be the stammering Lydian instead of the voluble Athenian."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Amasis received his son with a burst of laughter, and without noticing Psamtik's pale and troubled countenance, shouted: "Did not I tell thee, that a simple Egyptian would find it no easy task to catch such a Greek fox?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I would have given ten cities to have been by, when thy captive proved to be the stammering Lydian instead of the voluble Athenian."
theepronounUS /ðiː/
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading Amasis received his son with a burst of laughter, and without noticing Psamtik's pale and troubled countenance, shouted: "Did not I tell thee, that a simple Egyptian would find it no easy task to catch such a Greek fox?
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading But what is it to thee, that thy son becomes a laughing-stock to these beggarly Greeks!"
thus
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From this reading Psamtik grew paler and paler, and trembling with rage, answered in a suppressed voice: "Is it well, my father, thus to rejoice at an affront offered to thy son?
thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading I would have given ten cities to have been by, when thy captive proved to be the stammering Lydian instead of the voluble Athenian."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Amasis received his son with a burst of laughter, and without noticing Psamtik's pale and troubled countenance, shouted: "Did not I tell thee, that a simple Egyptian would find it no easy task to catch such a Greek fox?
trembling
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From this reading Psamtik grew paler and paler, and trembling with rage, answered in a suppressed voice: "Is it well, my father, thus to rejoice at an affront offered to thy son?
troubled
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From this reading Amasis received his son with a burst of laughter, and without noticing Psamtik's pale and troubled countenance, shouted: "Did not I tell thee, that a simple Egyptian would find it no easy task to catch such a Greek fox?
voice
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From this reading Psamtik grew paler and paler, and trembling with rage, answered in a suppressed voice: "Is it well, my father, thus to rejoice at an affront offered to thy son?
voluble
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From this reading I would have given ten cities to have been by, when thy captive proved to be the stammering Lydian instead of the voluble Athenian."
well
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From this reading Psamtik grew paler and paler, and trembling with rage, answered in a suppressed voice: "Is it well, my father, thus to rejoice at an affront offered to thy son?
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But what is it to thee, that thy son becomes a laughing-stock to these beggarly Greeks!"
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading I would have given ten cities to have been by, when thy captive proved to be the stammering Lydian instead of the voluble Athenian."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Amasis received his son with a burst of laughter, and without noticing Psamtik's pale and troubled countenance, shouted: "Did not I tell thee, that a simple Egyptian would find it no easy task to catch such a Greek fox?
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Amasis received his son with a burst of laughter, and without noticing Psamtik's pale and troubled countenance, shouted: "Did not I tell thee, that a simple Egyptian would find it no easy task to catch such a Greek fox?
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Amasis received his son with a burst of laughter, and without noticing Psamtik's pale and troubled countenance, shouted: "Did not I tell thee, that a simple Egyptian would find it no easy task to catch such a Greek fox?
