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afford
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From this reading The streets swarmed with people, waiting impatiently to see the strange spectacle which the punishment of one of the king's wives, who had proved false and faithless, promised to afford.
all
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From this reading Before the sun had reached his mid-day height, the news of what had happened and of what was still to happen had filled all Babylon.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Later on in the day the news that Bartja and his friends were soon to be executed arrived among the crowd; they were under the influence of the palm-wine, which was liberally distributed on the king's birthday and the following days, and could not control their excited feelings; but these now took quite another form.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Before the sun had reached his mid-day height, the news of what had happened and of what was still to happen had filled all Babylon.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Later on in the day the news that Bartja and his friends were soon to be executed arrived among the crowd; they were under the influence of the palm-wine, which was liberally distributed on the king's birthday and the following days, and could not control their excited feelings; but these now took quite another form.
arrived
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From this reading Later on in the day the news that Bartja and his friends were soon to be executed arrived among the crowd; they were under the influence of the palm-wine, which was liberally distributed on the king's birthday and the following days, and could not control their excited feelings; but these now took quite another form.
authority
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From this reading The whip-bearers were forced to use all their authority to keep this gaping crowd in order.
Babylon
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From this reading Before the sun had reached his mid-day height, the news of what had happened and of what was still to happen had filled all Babylon.
Bands
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From this reading Bands of drunken men paraded the streets, crying: "Bartja, the good son of Cyrus, is to be executed!"
Bartja
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From this reading Later on in the day the news that Bartja and his friends were soon to be executed arrived among the crowd; they were under the influence of the palm-wine, which was liberally distributed on the king's birthday and the following days, and could not control their excited feelings; but these now took quite another form.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Later on in the day the news that Bartja and his friends were soon to be executed arrived among the crowd; they were under the influence of the palm-wine, which was liberally distributed on the king's birthday and the following days, and could not control their excited feelings; but these now took quite another form.
BeforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before the sun had reached his mid-day height, the news of what had happened and of what was still to happen had filled all Babylon.
birthday
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From this reading Later on in the day the news that Bartja and his friends were soon to be executed arrived among the crowd; they were under the influence of the palm-wine, which was liberally distributed on the king's birthday and the following days, and could not control their excited feelings; but these now took quite another form.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Later on in the day the news that Bartja and his friends were soon to be executed arrived among the crowd; they were under the influence of the palm-wine, which was liberally distributed on the king's birthday and the following days, and could not control their excited feelings; but these now took quite another form.
control
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From this reading Later on in the day the news that Bartja and his friends were soon to be executed arrived among the crowd; they were under the influence of the palm-wine, which was liberally distributed on the king's birthday and the following days, and could not control their excited feelings; but these now took quite another form.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Later on in the day the news that Bartja and his friends were soon to be executed arrived among the crowd; they were under the influence of the palm-wine, which was liberally distributed on the king's birthday and the following days, and could not control their excited feelings; but these now took quite another form.
crowd
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From this reading The whip-bearers were forced to use all their authority to keep this gaping crowd in order.
crying
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From this reading Bands of drunken men paraded the streets, crying: "Bartja, the good son of Cyrus, is to be executed!"
Cyrus
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From this reading Bands of drunken men paraded the streets, crying: "Bartja, the good son of Cyrus, is to be executed!"
day
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From this reading Later on in the day the news that Bartja and his friends were soon to be executed arrived among the crowd; they were under the influence of the palm-wine, which was liberally distributed on the king's birthday and the following days, and could not control their excited feelings; but these now took quite another form.
days
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From this reading Later on in the day the news that Bartja and his friends were soon to be executed arrived among the crowd; they were under the influence of the palm-wine, which was liberally distributed on the king's birthday and the following days, and could not control their excited feelings; but these now took quite another form.
distributed
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From this reading Later on in the day the news that Bartja and his friends were soon to be executed arrived among the crowd; they were under the influence of the palm-wine, which was liberally distributed on the king's birthday and the following days, and could not control their excited feelings; but these now took quite another form.
drunken
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From this reading Bands of drunken men paraded the streets, crying: "Bartja, the good son of Cyrus, is to be executed!"
excitedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/
very enthusiastic or eager
From this reading Later on in the day the news that Bartja and his friends were soon to be executed arrived among the crowd; they were under the influence of the palm-wine, which was liberally distributed on the king's birthday and the following days, and could not control their excited feelings; but these now took quite another form.
executed
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From this reading Later on in the day the news that Bartja and his friends were soon to be executed arrived among the crowd; they were under the influence of the palm-wine, which was liberally distributed on the king's birthday and the following days, and could not control their excited feelings; but these now took quite another form.
faithless
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From this reading The streets swarmed with people, waiting impatiently to see the strange spectacle which the punishment of one of the king's wives, who had proved false and faithless, promised to afford.
false
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From this reading The streets swarmed with people, waiting impatiently to see the strange spectacle which the punishment of one of the king's wives, who had proved false and faithless, promised to afford.
feelings
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From this reading Later on in the day the news that Bartja and his friends were soon to be executed arrived among the crowd; they were under the influence of the palm-wine, which was liberally distributed on the king's birthday and the following days, and could not control their excited feelings; but these now took quite another form.
filled
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From this reading Before the sun had reached his mid-day height, the news of what had happened and of what was still to happen had filled all Babylon.
following
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From this reading Later on in the day the news that Bartja and his friends were soon to be executed arrived among the crowd; they were under the influence of the palm-wine, which was liberally distributed on the king's birthday and the following days, and could not control their excited feelings; but these now took quite another form.
forced
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From this reading The whip-bearers were forced to use all their authority to keep this gaping crowd in order.
form
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From this reading Later on in the day the news that Bartja and his friends were soon to be executed arrived among the crowd; they were under the influence of the palm-wine, which was liberally distributed on the king's birthday and the following days, and could not control their excited feelings; but these now took quite another form.
friends
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From this reading Later on in the day the news that Bartja and his friends were soon to be executed arrived among the crowd; they were under the influence of the palm-wine, which was liberally distributed on the king's birthday and the following days, and could not control their excited feelings; but these now took quite another form.
gapingadjectiveUS /ˈɡeɪpɪŋ/
wide open
From this reading The whip-bearers were forced to use all their authority to keep this gaping crowd in order.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bands of drunken men paraded the streets, crying: "Bartja, the good son of Cyrus, is to be executed!"
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Before the sun had reached his mid-day height, the news of what had happened and of what was still to happen had filled all Babylon.
happen
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From this reading Before the sun had reached his mid-day height, the news of what had happened and of what was still to happen had filled all Babylon.
happened
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From this reading Before the sun had reached his mid-day height, the news of what had happened and of what was still to happen had filled all Babylon.
height
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From this reading Before the sun had reached his mid-day height, the news of what had happened and of what was still to happen had filled all Babylon.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Before the sun had reached his mid-day height, the news of what had happened and of what was still to happen had filled all Babylon.
impatiently
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From this reading The streets swarmed with people, waiting impatiently to see the strange spectacle which the punishment of one of the king's wives, who had proved false and faithless, promised to afford.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The whip-bearers were forced to use all their authority to keep this gaping crowd in order.
influence
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From this reading Later on in the day the news that Bartja and his friends were soon to be executed arrived among the crowd; they were under the influence of the palm-wine, which was liberally distributed on the king's birthday and the following days, and could not control their excited feelings; but these now took quite another form.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Bands of drunken men paraded the streets, crying: "Bartja, the good son of Cyrus, is to be executed!"
keep
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From this reading The whip-bearers were forced to use all their authority to keep this gaping crowd in order.
king's
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From this reading The streets swarmed with people, waiting impatiently to see the strange spectacle which the punishment of one of the king's wives, who had proved false and faithless, promised to afford.
Later
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From this reading Later on in the day the news that Bartja and his friends were soon to be executed arrived among the crowd; they were under the influence of the palm-wine, which was liberally distributed on the king's birthday and the following days, and could not control their excited feelings; but these now took quite another form.
liberally
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From this reading Later on in the day the news that Bartja and his friends were soon to be executed arrived among the crowd; they were under the influence of the palm-wine, which was liberally distributed on the king's birthday and the following days, and could not control their excited feelings; but these now took quite another form.
men
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From this reading Bands of drunken men paraded the streets, crying: "Bartja, the good son of Cyrus, is to be executed!"
mid-day
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From this reading Before the sun had reached his mid-day height, the news of what had happened and of what was still to happen had filled all Babylon.
news
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From this reading Before the sun had reached his mid-day height, the news of what had happened and of what was still to happen had filled all Babylon.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Later on in the day the news that Bartja and his friends were soon to be executed arrived among the crowd; they were under the influence of the palm-wine, which was liberally distributed on the king's birthday and the following days, and could not control their excited feelings; but these now took quite another form.
now
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From this reading Later on in the day the news that Bartja and his friends were soon to be executed arrived among the crowd; they were under the influence of the palm-wine, which was liberally distributed on the king's birthday and the following days, and could not control their excited feelings; but these now took quite another form.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Before the sun had reached his mid-day height, the news of what had happened and of what was still to happen had filled all Babylon.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Later on in the day the news that Bartja and his friends were soon to be executed arrived among the crowd; they were under the influence of the palm-wine, which was liberally distributed on the king's birthday and the following days, and could not control their excited feelings; but these now took quite another form.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The streets swarmed with people, waiting impatiently to see the strange spectacle which the punishment of one of the king's wives, who had proved false and faithless, promised to afford.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The whip-bearers were forced to use all their authority to keep this gaping crowd in order.
palm-wine
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From this reading Later on in the day the news that Bartja and his friends were soon to be executed arrived among the crowd; they were under the influence of the palm-wine, which was liberally distributed on the king's birthday and the following days, and could not control their excited feelings; but these now took quite another form.
paraded
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From this reading Bands of drunken men paraded the streets, crying: "Bartja, the good son of Cyrus, is to be executed!"
people
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From this reading The streets swarmed with people, waiting impatiently to see the strange spectacle which the punishment of one of the king's wives, who had proved false and faithless, promised to afford.
promised
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From this reading The streets swarmed with people, waiting impatiently to see the strange spectacle which the punishment of one of the king's wives, who had proved false and faithless, promised to afford.
proved
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From this reading The streets swarmed with people, waiting impatiently to see the strange spectacle which the punishment of one of the king's wives, who had proved false and faithless, promised to afford.
punishment
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From this reading The streets swarmed with people, waiting impatiently to see the strange spectacle which the punishment of one of the king's wives, who had proved false and faithless, promised to afford.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Later on in the day the news that Bartja and his friends were soon to be executed arrived among the crowd; they were under the influence of the palm-wine, which was liberally distributed on the king's birthday and the following days, and could not control their excited feelings; but these now took quite another form.
reached
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From this reading Before the sun had reached his mid-day height, the news of what had happened and of what was still to happen had filled all Babylon.
see
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From this reading The streets swarmed with people, waiting impatiently to see the strange spectacle which the punishment of one of the king's wives, who had proved false and faithless, promised to afford.
son
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From this reading Bands of drunken men paraded the streets, crying: "Bartja, the good son of Cyrus, is to be executed!"
soon
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From this reading Later on in the day the news that Bartja and his friends were soon to be executed arrived among the crowd; they were under the influence of the palm-wine, which was liberally distributed on the king's birthday and the following days, and could not control their excited feelings; but these now took quite another form.
spectacle
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From this reading The streets swarmed with people, waiting impatiently to see the strange spectacle which the punishment of one of the king's wives, who had proved false and faithless, promised to afford.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Before the sun had reached his mid-day height, the news of what had happened and of what was still to happen had filled all Babylon.
strange
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From this reading The streets swarmed with people, waiting impatiently to see the strange spectacle which the punishment of one of the king's wives, who had proved false and faithless, promised to afford.
streets
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From this reading The streets swarmed with people, waiting impatiently to see the strange spectacle which the punishment of one of the king's wives, who had proved false and faithless, promised to afford.
sun
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From this reading Before the sun had reached his mid-day height, the news of what had happened and of what was still to happen had filled all Babylon.
swarmed
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From this reading The streets swarmed with people, waiting impatiently to see the strange spectacle which the punishment of one of the king's wives, who had proved false and faithless, promised to afford.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Later on in the day the news that Bartja and his friends were soon to be executed arrived among the crowd; they were under the influence of the palm-wine, which was liberally distributed on the king's birthday and the following days, and could not control their excited feelings; but these now took quite another form.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Before the sun had reached his mid-day height, the news of what had happened and of what was still to happen had filled all Babylon.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The whip-bearers were forced to use all their authority to keep this gaping crowd in order.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Later on in the day the news that Bartja and his friends were soon to be executed arrived among the crowd; they were under the influence of the palm-wine, which was liberally distributed on the king's birthday and the following days, and could not control their excited feelings; but these now took quite another form.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Later on in the day the news that Bartja and his friends were soon to be executed arrived among the crowd; they were under the influence of the palm-wine, which was liberally distributed on the king's birthday and the following days, and could not control their excited feelings; but these now took quite another form.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The whip-bearers were forced to use all their authority to keep this gaping crowd in order.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Before the sun had reached his mid-day height, the news of what had happened and of what was still to happen had filled all Babylon.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Later on in the day the news that Bartja and his friends were soon to be executed arrived among the crowd; they were under the influence of the palm-wine, which was liberally distributed on the king's birthday and the following days, and could not control their excited feelings; but these now took quite another form.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Later on in the day the news that Bartja and his friends were soon to be executed arrived among the crowd; they were under the influence of the palm-wine, which was liberally distributed on the king's birthday and the following days, and could not control their excited feelings; but these now took quite another form.
use
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From this reading The whip-bearers were forced to use all their authority to keep this gaping crowd in order.
waiting
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From this reading The streets swarmed with people, waiting impatiently to see the strange spectacle which the punishment of one of the king's wives, who had proved false and faithless, promised to afford.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Before the sun had reached his mid-day height, the news of what had happened and of what was still to happen had filled all Babylon.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The whip-bearers were forced to use all their authority to keep this gaping crowd in order.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Before the sun had reached his mid-day height, the news of what had happened and of what was still to happen had filled all Babylon.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The streets swarmed with people, waiting impatiently to see the strange spectacle which the punishment of one of the king's wives, who had proved false and faithless, promised to afford.
whip-bearers
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From this reading The whip-bearers were forced to use all their authority to keep this gaping crowd in order.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The streets swarmed with people, waiting impatiently to see the strange spectacle which the punishment of one of the king's wives, who had proved false and faithless, promised to afford.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The streets swarmed with people, waiting impatiently to see the strange spectacle which the punishment of one of the king's wives, who had proved false and faithless, promised to afford.
wives
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From this reading The streets swarmed with people, waiting impatiently to see the strange spectacle which the punishment of one of the king's wives, who had proved false and faithless, promised to afford.
