abodes
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From this reading At the palace-gates the latter dispersed to their several abodes, in order to exchange the simple Persian leather hunting-costume for the splendid Median court-dress.
accompanyverbUS /əˈkʌmpəni/
be present or associated with an event or entity
From this reading In the course of the day's sport Cambyses had (with difficulty restraining his agitation) given his brother the seemingly kind order to start the next day for Egypt in order to fetch Sappho and accompany her to Persia.
agitationnounUS /ˌædʒəˈteɪʃən/
a mental state of extreme emotional disturbance
From this reading In the course of the day's sport Cambyses had (with difficulty restraining his agitation) given his brother the seemingly kind order to start the next day for Egypt in order to fetch Sappho and accompany her to Persia.
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading At the same time he assigned him the revenues of Bactra, Rhagae and Sinope for the maintenance of his new household, and to his young wife, all the duties levied from her native town Phocaea, as pin-money.
amongstprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋst/
surrounded by; in the company of
From this reading Waggons full of game, amongst which were several enormous wild boars killed by the king's own hand, were driven home behind the sports men.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the course of the day's sport Cambyses had (with difficulty restraining his agitation) given his brother the seemingly kind order to start the next day for Egypt in order to fetch Sappho and accompany her to Persia.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading At the same time he assigned him the revenues of Bactra, Rhagae and Sinope for the maintenance of his new household, and to his young wife, all the duties levied from her native town Phocaea, as pin-money.
assignedadjectiveUS /əˈsaɪnd/
appointed to a post or duty
From this reading At the same time he assigned him the revenues of Bactra, Rhagae and Sinope for the maintenance of his new household, and to his young wife, all the duties levied from her native town Phocaea, as pin-money.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the palace-gates the latter dispersed to their several abodes, in order to exchange the simple Persian leather hunting-costume for the splendid Median court-dress.
Bactra
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From this reading At the same time he assigned him the revenues of Bactra, Rhagae and Sinope for the maintenance of his new household, and to his young wife, all the duties levied from her native town Phocaea, as pin-money.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Waggons full of game, amongst which were several enormous wild boars killed by the king's own hand, were driven home behind the sports men.
boars
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From this reading Waggons full of game, amongst which were several enormous wild boars killed by the king's own hand, were driven home behind the sports men.
brothernounUS /ˈbrʌðər/
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading In the course of the day's sport Cambyses had (with difficulty restraining his agitation) given his brother the seemingly kind order to start the next day for Egypt in order to fetch Sappho and accompany her to Persia.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Waggons full of game, amongst which were several enormous wild boars killed by the king's own hand, were driven home behind the sports men.
Cambyses
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From this reading In the course of the day's sport Cambyses had (with difficulty restraining his agitation) given his brother the seemingly kind order to start the next day for Egypt in order to fetch Sappho and accompany her to Persia.
coursenounUS /kɔːrs/
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading In the course of the day's sport Cambyses had (with difficulty restraining his agitation) given his brother the seemingly kind order to start the next day for Egypt in order to fetch Sappho and accompany her to Persia.
court-dress
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From this reading At the palace-gates the latter dispersed to their several abodes, in order to exchange the simple Persian leather hunting-costume for the splendid Median court-dress.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading In the course of the day's sport Cambyses had (with difficulty restraining his agitation) given his brother the seemingly kind order to start the next day for Egypt in order to fetch Sappho and accompany her to Persia.
day'snounUS /deɪz/
possessive form of “day” — time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading In the course of the day's sport Cambyses had (with difficulty restraining his agitation) given his brother the seemingly kind order to start the next day for Egypt in order to fetch Sappho and accompany her to Persia.
difficultynounUS /ˈdɪfəkəlti/
an effort that is inconvenient
From this reading In the course of the day's sport Cambyses had (with difficulty restraining his agitation) given his brother the seemingly kind order to start the next day for Egypt in order to fetch Sappho and accompany her to Persia.
dispersedadjectiveUS /dɪˈspɜːrst/
distributed or spread over a considerable extent
From this reading At the palace-gates the latter dispersed to their several abodes, in order to exchange the simple Persian leather hunting-costume for the splendid Median court-dress.
drivenadjectiveUS /ˈdrɪvən/
compelled forcibly by an outside agency
From this reading Waggons full of game, amongst which were several enormous wild boars killed by the king's own hand, were driven home behind the sports men.
dutiesnounUS /ˈduːtiz/
plural of “duty” — the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading At the same time he assigned him the revenues of Bactra, Rhagae and Sinope for the maintenance of his new household, and to his young wife, all the duties levied from her native town Phocaea, as pin-money.
EgyptnounUS /ˈiːdʒəpt/
a republic in northeastern Africa known as the United Arab Republic until 1971; site of an ancient civilization that flourished from 2600 to 30 BC
From this reading In the course of the day's sport Cambyses had (with difficulty restraining his agitation) given his brother the seemingly kind order to start the next day for Egypt in order to fetch Sappho and accompany her to Persia.
enormousadjectiveUS /ɪˈnɔːrməs/
extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree
From this reading Waggons full of game, amongst which were several enormous wild boars killed by the king's own hand, were driven home behind the sports men.
exchangenounUS /ɪksˈtʃeɪndʒ/
chemical process in which one atom or ion or group changes places with another
From this reading At the palace-gates the latter dispersed to their several abodes, in order to exchange the simple Persian leather hunting-costume for the splendid Median court-dress.
fetchverbUS /fetʃ/
go or come after and bring or take back
From this reading In the course of the day's sport Cambyses had (with difficulty restraining his agitation) given his brother the seemingly kind order to start the next day for Egypt in order to fetch Sappho and accompany her to Persia.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading At the palace-gates the latter dispersed to their several abodes, in order to exchange the simple Persian leather hunting-costume for the splendid Median court-dress.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading At the same time he assigned him the revenues of Bactra, Rhagae and Sinope for the maintenance of his new household, and to his young wife, all the duties levied from her native town Phocaea, as pin-money.
fulladjectiveUS /fʊl/
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading Waggons full of game, amongst which were several enormous wild boars killed by the king's own hand, were driven home behind the sports men.
gamenounUS /ɡeɪm/
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading Waggons full of game, amongst which were several enormous wild boars killed by the king's own hand, were driven home behind the sports men.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading In the course of the day's sport Cambyses had (with difficulty restraining his agitation) given his brother the seemingly kind order to start the next day for Egypt in order to fetch Sappho and accompany her to Persia.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In the course of the day's sport Cambyses had (with difficulty restraining his agitation) given his brother the seemingly kind order to start the next day for Egypt in order to fetch Sappho and accompany her to Persia.
handnounUS /hænd/
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Waggons full of game, amongst which were several enormous wild boars killed by the king's own hand, were driven home behind the sports men.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At the same time he assigned him the revenues of Bactra, Rhagae and Sinope for the maintenance of his new household, and to his young wife, all the duties levied from her native town Phocaea, as pin-money.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In the course of the day's sport Cambyses had (with difficulty restraining his agitation) given his brother the seemingly kind order to start the next day for Egypt in order to fetch Sappho and accompany her to Persia.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At the same time he assigned him the revenues of Bactra, Rhagae and Sinope for the maintenance of his new household, and to his young wife, all the duties levied from her native town Phocaea, as pin-money.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In the course of the day's sport Cambyses had (with difficulty restraining his agitation) given his brother the seemingly kind order to start the next day for Egypt in order to fetch Sappho and accompany her to Persia.
homenounUS /hoʊm/
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Waggons full of game, amongst which were several enormous wild boars killed by the king's own hand, were driven home behind the sports men.
householdnounUS /ˈhaʊshoʊld/
a social unit living together
From this reading At the same time he assigned him the revenues of Bactra, Rhagae and Sinope for the maintenance of his new household, and to his young wife, all the duties levied from her native town Phocaea, as pin-money.
huntverbUS /hʌnt/
pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
From this reading The hunt was over.
hunting-costume
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From this reading At the palace-gates the latter dispersed to their several abodes, in order to exchange the simple Persian leather hunting-costume for the splendid Median court-dress.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At the palace-gates the latter dispersed to their several abodes, in order to exchange the simple Persian leather hunting-costume for the splendid Median court-dress.
killedverbUS /kɪld/
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading Waggons full of game, amongst which were several enormous wild boars killed by the king's own hand, were driven home behind the sports men.
kindadjectiveUS /kaɪnd/
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading In the course of the day's sport Cambyses had (with difficulty restraining his agitation) given his brother the seemingly kind order to start the next day for Egypt in order to fetch Sappho and accompany her to Persia.
king'snounUS /kɪŋz/
possessive form of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading Waggons full of game, amongst which were several enormous wild boars killed by the king's own hand, were driven home behind the sports men.
latteradjectiveUS /ˈlætər/
referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)
From this reading At the palace-gates the latter dispersed to their several abodes, in order to exchange the simple Persian leather hunting-costume for the splendid Median court-dress.
leathernounUS /ˈleðər/
an animal skin made smooth and flexible by removing the hair and then tanning
From this reading At the palace-gates the latter dispersed to their several abodes, in order to exchange the simple Persian leather hunting-costume for the splendid Median court-dress.
leviedverbUS /ˈlevid/
inflected form of “levy” — impose and collect
From this reading At the same time he assigned him the revenues of Bactra, Rhagae and Sinope for the maintenance of his new household, and to his young wife, all the duties levied from her native town Phocaea, as pin-money.
maintenancenounUS /ˈmeɪntənəns/
activity involved in maintaining something in good working order
From this reading At the same time he assigned him the revenues of Bactra, Rhagae and Sinope for the maintenance of his new household, and to his young wife, all the duties levied from her native town Phocaea, as pin-money.
MedianadjectiveUS /ˈmiːdiən/
relating to or constituting the middle value of an ordered set of values (or the average of the middle two in a set with an even number of values)
From this reading At the palace-gates the latter dispersed to their several abodes, in order to exchange the simple Persian leather hunting-costume for the splendid Median court-dress.
mennounUS /men/
the force of workers available
From this reading Waggons full of game, amongst which were several enormous wild boars killed by the king's own hand, were driven home behind the sports men.
nativeadjectiveUS /ˈneɪtɪv/
characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin
From this reading At the same time he assigned him the revenues of Bactra, Rhagae and Sinope for the maintenance of his new household, and to his young wife, all the duties levied from her native town Phocaea, as pin-money.
newadjectiveUS /nuː/
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading At the same time he assigned him the revenues of Bactra, Rhagae and Sinope for the maintenance of his new household, and to his young wife, all the duties levied from her native town Phocaea, as pin-money.
nextadjectiveUS /nekst/
immediately following in time or order
From this reading In the course of the day's sport Cambyses had (with difficulty restraining his agitation) given his brother the seemingly kind order to start the next day for Egypt in order to fetch Sappho and accompany her to Persia.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Waggons full of game, amongst which were several enormous wild boars killed by the king's own hand, were driven home behind the sports men.
ordernounUS /ˈɔːrdər/
(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading At the palace-gates the latter dispersed to their several abodes, in order to exchange the simple Persian leather hunting-costume for the splendid Median court-dress.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The hunt was over.
ownverbUS /oʊn/
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Waggons full of game, amongst which were several enormous wild boars killed by the king's own hand, were driven home behind the sports men.
palace-gates
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From this reading At the palace-gates the latter dispersed to their several abodes, in order to exchange the simple Persian leather hunting-costume for the splendid Median court-dress.
PersianounUS /ˈpɜːrʒə/
an empire in southern Asia created by Cyrus the Great in the 6th century BC and destroyed by Alexander the Great in the 4th century BC
From this reading In the course of the day's sport Cambyses had (with difficulty restraining his agitation) given his brother the seemingly kind order to start the next day for Egypt in order to fetch Sappho and accompany her to Persia.
PersiannounUS /ˈpɜːrʒən/
a native or inhabitant of Iran
From this reading At the palace-gates the latter dispersed to their several abodes, in order to exchange the simple Persian leather hunting-costume for the splendid Median court-dress.
Phocaea
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From this reading At the same time he assigned him the revenues of Bactra, Rhagae and Sinope for the maintenance of his new household, and to his young wife, all the duties levied from her native town Phocaea, as pin-money.
pin-money
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From this reading At the same time he assigned him the revenues of Bactra, Rhagae and Sinope for the maintenance of his new household, and to his young wife, all the duties levied from her native town Phocaea, as pin-money.
restrainingverbUS /riˈstreɪnɪŋ/
-ing form of “restrain” — to close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement
From this reading In the course of the day's sport Cambyses had (with difficulty restraining his agitation) given his brother the seemingly kind order to start the next day for Egypt in order to fetch Sappho and accompany her to Persia.
revenuesnounUS /ˈrevənuːz/
plural of “revenue” — the entire amount of income before any deductions are made
From this reading At the same time he assigned him the revenues of Bactra, Rhagae and Sinope for the maintenance of his new household, and to his young wife, all the duties levied from her native town Phocaea, as pin-money.
Rhagae
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From this reading At the same time he assigned him the revenues of Bactra, Rhagae and Sinope for the maintenance of his new household, and to his young wife, all the duties levied from her native town Phocaea, as pin-money.
sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/
Identical; not different.
From this reading At the same time he assigned him the revenues of Bactra, Rhagae and Sinope for the maintenance of his new household, and to his young wife, all the duties levied from her native town Phocaea, as pin-money.
Sapphonoun
the Greek lyric poet of Lesbos; much admired although only fragments of her poetry have been preserved (6th century BC)
From this reading In the course of the day's sport Cambyses had (with difficulty restraining his agitation) given his brother the seemingly kind order to start the next day for Egypt in order to fetch Sappho and accompany her to Persia.
seeminglyadverbUS /ˈsiːmɪŋli/
from appearances alone
From this reading In the course of the day's sport Cambyses had (with difficulty restraining his agitation) given his brother the seemingly kind order to start the next day for Egypt in order to fetch Sappho and accompany her to Persia.
severaladjectiveUS /ˈsevrəl/
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading Waggons full of game, amongst which were several enormous wild boars killed by the king's own hand, were driven home behind the sports men.
simpleadjectiveUS /ˈsɪmpəl/
having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
From this reading At the palace-gates the latter dispersed to their several abodes, in order to exchange the simple Persian leather hunting-costume for the splendid Median court-dress.
Sinope
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From this reading At the same time he assigned him the revenues of Bactra, Rhagae and Sinope for the maintenance of his new household, and to his young wife, all the duties levied from her native town Phocaea, as pin-money.
splendidadjectiveUS /ˈsplendɪd/
having great beauty and splendor
From this reading At the palace-gates the latter dispersed to their several abodes, in order to exchange the simple Persian leather hunting-costume for the splendid Median court-dress.
sportnounUS /spɔːrt/
an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
From this reading In the course of the day's sport Cambyses had (with difficulty restraining his agitation) given his brother the seemingly kind order to start the next day for Egypt in order to fetch Sappho and accompany her to Persia.
sportsnounUS /spɔːrts/
plural of “sport” — an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
From this reading Waggons full of game, amongst which were several enormous wild boars killed by the king's own hand, were driven home behind the sports men.
startverbUS /stɑːrt/
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading In the course of the day's sport Cambyses had (with difficulty restraining his agitation) given his brother the seemingly kind order to start the next day for Egypt in order to fetch Sappho and accompany her to Persia.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The hunt was over.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading At the palace-gates the latter dispersed to their several abodes, in order to exchange the simple Persian leather hunting-costume for the splendid Median court-dress.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading At the same time he assigned him the revenues of Bactra, Rhagae and Sinope for the maintenance of his new household, and to his young wife, all the duties levied from her native town Phocaea, as pin-money.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At the palace-gates the latter dispersed to their several abodes, in order to exchange the simple Persian leather hunting-costume for the splendid Median court-dress.
townnounUS /taʊn/
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading At the same time he assigned him the revenues of Bactra, Rhagae and Sinope for the maintenance of his new household, and to his young wife, all the duties levied from her native town Phocaea, as pin-money.
Waggons
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From this reading Waggons full of game, amongst which were several enormous wild boars killed by the king's own hand, were driven home behind the sports men.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The hunt was over.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Waggons full of game, amongst which were several enormous wild boars killed by the king's own hand, were driven home behind the sports men.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Waggons full of game, amongst which were several enormous wild boars killed by the king's own hand, were driven home behind the sports men.
wifenounUS /waɪf/
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading At the same time he assigned him the revenues of Bactra, Rhagae and Sinope for the maintenance of his new household, and to his young wife, all the duties levied from her native town Phocaea, as pin-money.
wildadjectiveUS /waɪld/
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading Waggons full of game, amongst which were several enormous wild boars killed by the king's own hand, were driven home behind the sports men.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading In the course of the day's sport Cambyses had (with difficulty restraining his agitation) given his brother the seemingly kind order to start the next day for Egypt in order to fetch Sappho and accompany her to Persia.
youngadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading At the same time he assigned him the revenues of Bactra, Rhagae and Sinope for the maintenance of his new household, and to his young wife, all the duties levied from her native town Phocaea, as pin-money.
