adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The innocent originator of all this complicated misery had passed many a wretched hour since the birthday banquet.
abruptlyadverbUS /əˈbrʌptli/
quickly and without warning
From this reading Not a day had passed since her arrival in Babylon, that had not been spent with Kassandane and Atossa; but now, on her desiring to be carried to them, that she might explain her strange conduct, her new guard, Kandaules, forbade her abruptly to leave the house.
accountnounUS /əˈkaʊnt/
a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading She had thought that a free and full account of the contents of her letter from home, would clear up all these misunderstandings.
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 The innocent originator of all this complicated misery had passed many a wretched hour since the birthday banquet.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Since those harsh words with which Cambyses had sent her from the hall, not the smallest fragment of news had reached her concerning either her angry lover, or his mother and sister.
angryadjectiveUS /ˈæŋɡri/
feeling or showing anger
From this reading Since those harsh words with which Cambyses had sent her from the hall, not the smallest fragment of news had reached her concerning either her angry lover, or his mother and sister.
arrivalnounUS /ərˈaɪvəl/
accomplishment of an objective
From this reading Not a day had passed since her arrival in Babylon, that had not been spent with Kassandane and Atossa; but now, on her desiring to be carried to them, that she might explain her strange conduct, her new guard, Kandaules, forbade her abruptly to leave the house.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She fancied she saw Cambyses holding out his hand as if to ask forgiveness for his hastiness and foolish jealousy.
askverbUS /æsk/
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading She fancied she saw Cambyses holding out his hand as if to ask forgiveness for his hastiness and foolish jealousy.
Atossa
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From this reading Not a day had passed since her arrival in Babylon, that had not been spent with Kassandane and Atossa; but now, on her desiring to be carried to them, that she might explain her strange conduct, her new guard, Kandaules, forbade her abruptly to leave the house.
BabylonnounUS /ˈbæbəlɑːn/
the chief city of ancient Mesopotamia and capital of the ancient kingdom of Babylonia
From this reading Not a day had passed since her arrival in Babylon, that had not been spent with Kassandane and Atossa; but now, on her desiring to be carried to them, that she might explain her strange conduct, her new guard, Kandaules, forbade her abruptly to leave the house.
banquetnounUS /ˈbæŋkwət/
a ceremonial dinner party for many people
From this reading The innocent originator of all this complicated misery had passed many a wretched hour since the birthday banquet.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Not a day had passed since her arrival in Babylon, that had not been spent with Kassandane and Atossa; but now, on her desiring to be carried to them, that she might explain her strange conduct, her new guard, Kandaules, forbade her abruptly to leave the house.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Not a day had passed since her arrival in Babylon, that had not been spent with Kassandane and Atossa; but now, on her desiring to be carried to them, that she might explain her strange conduct, her new guard, Kandaules, forbade her abruptly to leave the house.
birthdaynounUS /ˈbɜːrθdeɪ/
an anniversary of the day on which a person was born (or the celebration of it)
From this reading The innocent originator of all this complicated misery had passed many a wretched hour since the birthday banquet.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Not a day had passed since her arrival in Babylon, that had not been spent with Kassandane and Atossa; but now, on her desiring to be carried to them, that she might explain her strange conduct, her new guard, Kandaules, forbade her abruptly to leave the house.
Cambyses
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From this reading Since those harsh words with which Cambyses had sent her from the hall, not the smallest fragment of news had reached her concerning either her angry lover, or his mother and sister.
carriedverbUS /ˈkærid/
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading Not a day had passed since her arrival in Babylon, that had not been spent with Kassandane and Atossa; but now, on her desiring to be carried to them, that she might explain her strange conduct, her new guard, Kandaules, forbade her abruptly to leave the house.
clearverbUS /klɪr/
rid of obstructions
From this reading She had thought that a free and full account of the contents of her letter from home, would clear up all these misunderstandings.
complicatedadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːmpləkeɪtəd/
difficult to analyze or understand
From this reading The innocent originator of all this complicated misery had passed many a wretched hour since the birthday banquet.
concerningverbUS /kənˈsɜːrnɪŋ/
-ing form of “concern” — be relevant to
From this reading Since those harsh words with which Cambyses had sent her from the hall, not the smallest fragment of news had reached her concerning either her angry lover, or his mother and sister.
conductverbUS /ˈkɑːndəkt/
direct the course of; manage or control
From this reading Not a day had passed since her arrival in Babylon, that had not been spent with Kassandane and Atossa; but now, on her desiring to be carried to them, that she might explain her strange conduct, her new guard, Kandaules, forbade her abruptly to leave the house.
contentsnounUS /ˈkɑːntents/
(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
From this reading She had thought that a free and full account of the contents of her letter from home, would clear up all these misunderstandings.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Not a day had passed since her arrival in Babylon, that had not been spent with Kassandane and Atossa; but now, on her desiring to be carried to them, that she might explain her strange conduct, her new guard, Kandaules, forbade her abruptly to leave the house.
desiringverbUS /dɪˈzaɪərɪŋ/
-ing form of “desire” — feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading Not a day had passed since her arrival in Babylon, that had not been spent with Kassandane and Atossa; but now, on her desiring to be carried to them, that she might explain her strange conduct, her new guard, Kandaules, forbade her abruptly to leave the house.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading Since those harsh words with which Cambyses had sent her from the hall, not the smallest fragment of news had reached her concerning either her angry lover, or his mother and sister.
explainverbUS /ɪkˈspleɪn/
make plain and comprehensible
From this reading Not a day had passed since her arrival in Babylon, that had not been spent with Kassandane and Atossa; but now, on her desiring to be carried to them, that she might explain her strange conduct, her new guard, Kandaules, forbade her abruptly to leave the house.
fanciedadjectiveUS /ˈfænsid/
formed or conceived by the imagination
From this reading She fancied she saw Cambyses holding out his hand as if to ask forgiveness for his hastiness and foolish jealousy.
foolishadjectiveUS /ˈfuːlɪʃ/
devoid of good sense or judgment
From this reading She fancied she saw Cambyses holding out his hand as if to ask forgiveness for his hastiness and foolish jealousy.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She fancied she saw Cambyses holding out his hand as if to ask forgiveness for his hastiness and foolish jealousy.
forbadeverbUS /fərˈbeɪd/
inflected form of “forbid” — command against
From this reading Not a day had passed since her arrival in Babylon, that had not been spent with Kassandane and Atossa; but now, on her desiring to be carried to them, that she might explain her strange conduct, her new guard, Kandaules, forbade her abruptly to leave the house.
forgivenessnounUS /fərˈɡɪvnəs/
compassionate feelings that support a willingness to forgive
From this reading She fancied she saw Cambyses holding out his hand as if to ask forgiveness for his hastiness and foolish jealousy.
fragmentnounUS /ˈfræɡ.mənt/
A small part broken or separated off something larger.
From this reading Since those harsh words with which Cambyses had sent her from the hall, not the smallest fragment of news had reached her concerning either her angry lover, or his mother and sister.
freeverbUS /friː/
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading She had thought that a free and full account of the contents of her letter from home, would clear up all these misunderstandings.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Since those harsh words with which Cambyses had sent her from the hall, not the smallest fragment of news had reached her concerning either her angry lover, or his mother and sister.
fulladjectiveUS /fʊl/
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading She had thought that a free and full account of the contents of her letter from home, would clear up all these misunderstandings.
guardnounUS /ɡɑːrd/
a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading Not a day had passed since her arrival in Babylon, that had not been spent with Kassandane and Atossa; but now, on her desiring to be carried to them, that she might explain her strange conduct, her new guard, Kandaules, forbade her abruptly to leave the house.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The innocent originator of all this complicated misery had passed many a wretched hour since the birthday banquet.
hallnounUS /hɔːl/
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading Since those harsh words with which Cambyses had sent her from the hall, not the smallest fragment of news had reached her concerning either her angry lover, or his mother and sister.
handnounUS /hænd/
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading She fancied she saw Cambyses holding out his hand as if to ask forgiveness for his hastiness and foolish jealousy.
harshadjectiveUS /hɑːrʃ/
unpleasantly stern
From this reading Since those harsh words with which Cambyses had sent her from the hall, not the smallest fragment of news had reached her concerning either her angry lover, or his mother and sister.
hastinessnoun
overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)
From this reading She fancied she saw Cambyses holding out his hand as if to ask forgiveness for his hastiness and foolish jealousy.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Since those harsh words with which Cambyses had sent her from the hall, not the smallest fragment of news had reached her concerning either her angry lover, or his mother and sister.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Since those harsh words with which Cambyses had sent her from the hall, not the smallest fragment of news had reached her concerning either her angry lover, or his mother and sister.
holdingnounUS /ˈhoʊldɪŋ/
the act of retaining something
From this reading She fancied she saw Cambyses holding out his hand as if to ask forgiveness for his hastiness and foolish jealousy.
homenounUS /hoʊm/
where you live at a particular time
From this reading She had thought that a free and full account of the contents of her letter from home, would clear up all these misunderstandings.
hournounUS /ˈaʊər/
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading The innocent originator of all this complicated misery had passed many a wretched hour since the birthday banquet.
housenounUS /haʊs/
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Not a day had passed since her arrival in Babylon, that had not been spent with Kassandane and Atossa; but now, on her desiring to be carried to them, that she might explain her strange conduct, her new guard, Kandaules, forbade her abruptly to leave the house.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She fancied she saw Cambyses holding out his hand as if to ask forgiveness for his hastiness and foolish jealousy.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Not a day had passed since her arrival in Babylon, that had not been spent with Kassandane and Atossa; but now, on her desiring to be carried to them, that she might explain her strange conduct, her new guard, Kandaules, forbade her abruptly to leave the house.
innocentadjectiveUS /ˈɪnəsənt/
free from evil or guilt
From this reading The innocent originator of all this complicated misery had passed many a wretched hour since the birthday banquet.
jealousynounUS /ˈdʒeləsi/
a feeling of jealous envy (especially of a rival)
From this reading She fancied she saw Cambyses holding out his hand as if to ask forgiveness for his hastiness and foolish jealousy.
Kandaules
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From this reading Not a day had passed since her arrival in Babylon, that had not been spent with Kassandane and Atossa; but now, on her desiring to be carried to them, that she might explain her strange conduct, her new guard, Kandaules, forbade her abruptly to leave the house.
Kassandane
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From this reading Not a day had passed since her arrival in Babylon, that had not been spent with Kassandane and Atossa; but now, on her desiring to be carried to them, that she might explain her strange conduct, her new guard, Kandaules, forbade her abruptly to leave the house.
leaveverbUS /liːv/
go away from a place
From this reading Not a day had passed since her arrival in Babylon, that had not been spent with Kassandane and Atossa; but now, on her desiring to be carried to them, that she might explain her strange conduct, her new guard, Kandaules, forbade her abruptly to leave the house.
letternounUS /ˈletər/
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading She had thought that a free and full account of the contents of her letter from home, would clear up all these misunderstandings.
lovernounUS /ˈlʌvər/
a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
From this reading Since those harsh words with which Cambyses had sent her from the hall, not the smallest fragment of news had reached her concerning either her angry lover, or his mother and sister.
manyadjectiveUS /ˈmeni/
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading The innocent originator of all this complicated misery had passed many a wretched hour since the birthday banquet.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Not a day had passed since her arrival in Babylon, that had not been spent with Kassandane and Atossa; but now, on her desiring to be carried to them, that she might explain her strange conduct, her new guard, Kandaules, forbade her abruptly to leave the house.
miserynounUS /ˈmɪzəri/
a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune
From this reading The innocent originator of all this complicated misery had passed many a wretched hour since the birthday banquet.
misunderstandingsnounUS /ˌmɪsəndərˈstændɪŋz/
plural of “misunderstanding” — putting the wrong interpretation on
From this reading She had thought that a free and full account of the contents of her letter from home, would clear up all these misunderstandings.
mothernounUS /ˈmʌðər/
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Since those harsh words with which Cambyses had sent her from the hall, not the smallest fragment of news had reached her concerning either her angry lover, or his mother and sister.
newadjectiveUS /nuː/
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Not a day had passed since her arrival in Babylon, that had not been spent with Kassandane and Atossa; but now, on her desiring to be carried to them, that she might explain her strange conduct, her new guard, Kandaules, forbade her abruptly to leave the house.
newsnounUS /nuːz/
information about recent and important events
From this reading Since those harsh words with which Cambyses had sent her from the hall, not the smallest fragment of news had reached her concerning either her angry lover, or his mother and sister.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Since those harsh words with which Cambyses had sent her from the hall, not the smallest fragment of news had reached her concerning either her angry lover, or his mother and sister.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Not a day had passed since her arrival in Babylon, that had not been spent with Kassandane and Atossa; but now, on her desiring to be carried to them, that she might explain her strange conduct, her new guard, Kandaules, forbade her abruptly to leave the house.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The innocent originator of all this complicated misery had passed many a wretched hour since the birthday banquet.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Not a day had passed since her arrival in Babylon, that had not been spent with Kassandane and Atossa; but now, on her desiring to be carried to them, that she might explain her strange conduct, her new guard, Kandaules, forbade her abruptly to leave the house.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Since those harsh words with which Cambyses had sent her from the hall, not the smallest fragment of news had reached her concerning either her angry lover, or his mother and sister.
originatornounUS /ərˈɪdʒəneɪtər/
someone who creates new things
From this reading The innocent originator of all this complicated misery had passed many a wretched hour since the birthday banquet.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading She fancied she saw Cambyses holding out his hand as if to ask forgiveness for his hastiness and foolish jealousy.
passedverbUS /pæst/
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading The innocent originator of all this complicated misery had passed many a wretched hour since the birthday banquet.
reachedverbUS /riːtʃt/
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading Since those harsh words with which Cambyses had sent her from the hall, not the smallest fragment of news had reached her concerning either her angry lover, or his mother and sister.
sawverbUS /sɔː/
cut with a saw
From this reading She fancied she saw Cambyses holding out his hand as if to ask forgiveness for his hastiness and foolish jealousy.
sentnounUS /sent/
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading Since those harsh words with which Cambyses had sent her from the hall, not the smallest fragment of news had reached her concerning either her angry lover, or his mother and sister.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Not a day had passed since her arrival in Babylon, that had not been spent with Kassandane and Atossa; but now, on her desiring to be carried to them, that she might explain her strange conduct, her new guard, Kandaules, forbade her abruptly to leave the house.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading The innocent originator of all this complicated misery had passed many a wretched hour since the birthday banquet.
sisternounUS /ˈsɪstər/
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading Since those harsh words with which Cambyses had sent her from the hall, not the smallest fragment of news had reached her concerning either her angry lover, or his mother and sister.
smallestadjectiveUS /ˈsmɔːləst/
superlative of “small” — limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Since those harsh words with which Cambyses had sent her from the hall, not the smallest fragment of news had reached her concerning either her angry lover, or his mother and sister.
spentadjectiveUS /spent/
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading Not a day had passed since her arrival in Babylon, that had not been spent with Kassandane and Atossa; but now, on her desiring to be carried to them, that she might explain her strange conduct, her new guard, Kandaules, forbade her abruptly to leave the house.
strangeadjectiveUS /streɪndʒ/
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading Not a day had passed since her arrival in Babylon, that had not been spent with Kassandane and Atossa; but now, on her desiring to be carried to them, that she might explain her strange conduct, her new guard, Kandaules, forbade her abruptly to leave the house.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Not a day had passed since her arrival in Babylon, that had not been spent with Kassandane and Atossa; but now, on her desiring to be carried to them, that she might explain her strange conduct, her new guard, Kandaules, forbade her abruptly to leave the house.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The innocent originator of all this complicated misery had passed many a wretched hour since the birthday banquet.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Not a day had passed since her arrival in Babylon, that had not been spent with Kassandane and Atossa; but now, on her desiring to be carried to them, that she might explain her strange conduct, her new guard, Kandaules, forbade her abruptly to leave the house.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading She had thought that a free and full account of the contents of her letter from home, would clear up all these misunderstandings.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The innocent originator of all this complicated misery had passed many a wretched hour since the birthday banquet.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Since those harsh words with which Cambyses had sent her from the hall, not the smallest fragment of news had reached her concerning either her angry lover, or his mother and sister.
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading She had thought that a free and full account of the contents of her letter from home, would clear up all these misunderstandings.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Not a day had passed since her arrival in Babylon, that had not been spent with Kassandane and Atossa; but now, on her desiring to be carried to them, that she might explain her strange conduct, her new guard, Kandaules, forbade her abruptly to leave the house.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading She had thought that a free and full account of the contents of her letter from home, would clear up all these misunderstandings.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Since those harsh words with which Cambyses had sent her from the hall, not the smallest fragment of news had reached her concerning either her angry lover, or his mother and sister.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Since those harsh words with which Cambyses had sent her from the hall, not the smallest fragment of news had reached her concerning either her angry lover, or his mother and sister.
wordsnounUS /wɜːrdz/
the words that are spoken
From this reading Since those harsh words with which Cambyses had sent her from the hall, not the smallest fragment of news had reached her concerning either her angry lover, or his mother and sister.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She had thought that a free and full account of the contents of her letter from home, would clear up all these misunderstandings.
wretchedadjectiveUS /ˈretʃɪd/
of very poor quality or condition
From this reading The innocent originator of all this complicated misery had passed many a wretched hour since the birthday banquet.
