used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A short time after the departure of the queens, news reached Naukratis that Oroetes, the satrap of Lydia, had, by a stratagem, allured his old enemy, Polykrates, to Sardis and crucified him there, thus fulfilling what Amasis had prophecied of the tyrant's mournful end.
the state of being absent
From this reading The king's long absence in a foreign country had either weakened or entirely dissipated, the fear which the mere mention of his name had formerly inspired in those who felt inclined to rebel.
a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading Here we might end this tale, but that we feel bound to give our readers some account of the last days of Cambyses.
Achaemenidaean
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From this reading This act the satrap had committed on his own responsibility, events having taken place in the Median kingdom which threatened the fall of the Achaemenidaean dynasty.
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading This act the satrap had committed on his own responsibility, events having taken place in the Median kingdom which threatened the fall of the Achaemenidaean dynasty.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading A short time after the departure of the queens, news reached Naukratis that Oroetes, the satrap of Lydia, had, by a stratagem, allured his old enemy, Polykrates, to Sardis and crucified him there, thus fulfilling what Amasis had prophecied of the tyrant's mournful end.
alluredverbUS /əˈlʊrd/
past form of “allure” — dispose or incline or entice to
From this reading A short time after the departure of the queens, news reached Naukratis that Oroetes, the satrap of Lydia, had, by a stratagem, allured his old enemy, Polykrates, to Sardis and crucified him there, thus fulfilling what Amasis had prophecied of the tyrant's mournful end.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading We have already described the ruin of his mind, but his physical end remains still to be told, and also the subsequent fate of some of the other characters in our history.
in addition
From this reading We have already described the ruin of his mind, but his physical end remains still to be told, and also the subsequent fate of some of the other characters in our history.
Amasis
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From this reading A short time after the departure of the queens, news reached Naukratis that Oroetes, the satrap of Lydia, had, by a stratagem, allured his old enemy, Polykrates, to Sardis and crucified him there, thus fulfilling what Amasis had prophecied of the tyrant's mournful end.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We have already described the ruin of his mind, but his physical end remains still to be told, and also the subsequent fate of some of the other characters in our history.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading We have already described the ruin of his mind, but his physical end remains still to be told, and also the subsequent fate of some of the other characters in our history.
confined by bonds
From this reading Here we might end this tale, but that we feel bound to give our readers some account of the last days of Cambyses.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Here we might end this tale, but that we feel bound to give our readers some account of the last days of Cambyses.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A short time after the departure of the queens, news reached Naukratis that Oroetes, the satrap of Lydia, had, by a stratagem, allured his old enemy, Polykrates, to Sardis and crucified him there, thus fulfilling what Amasis had prophecied of the tyrant's mournful end.
Cambyses
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From this reading Here we might end this tale, but that we feel bound to give our readers some account of the last days of Cambyses.
plural of “character” — an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading We have already described the ruin of his mind, but his physical end remains still to be told, and also the subsequent fate of some of the other characters in our history.
bound or obligated, as under a pledge to a particular cause, action, or attitude
From this reading This act the satrap had committed on his own responsibility, events having taken place in the Median kingdom which threatened the fall of the Achaemenidaean dynasty.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading The king's long absence in a foreign country had either weakened or entirely dissipated, the fear which the mere mention of his name had formerly inspired in those who felt inclined to rebel.
crucifiedverbUS /ˈkruːsəfaɪd/
inflected form of “crucify” — kill by nailing onto a cross
From this reading A short time after the departure of the queens, news reached Naukratis that Oroetes, the satrap of Lydia, had, by a stratagem, allured his old enemy, Polykrates, to Sardis and crucified him there, thus fulfilling what Amasis had prophecied of the tyrant's mournful end.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Here we might end this tale, but that we feel bound to give our readers some account of the last days of Cambyses.
the act of departing
From this reading A short time after the departure of the queens, news reached Naukratis that Oroetes, the satrap of Lydia, had, by a stratagem, allured his old enemy, Polykrates, to Sardis and crucified him there, thus fulfilling what Amasis had prophecied of the tyrant's mournful end.
represented in words especially with sharpness and detail
From this reading We have already described the ruin of his mind, but his physical end remains still to be told, and also the subsequent fate of some of the other characters in our history.
dissipatedadjectiveUS /ˈdɪsəpeɪtɪd/
unrestrained by convention or morality
From this reading The king's long absence in a foreign country had either weakened or entirely dissipated, the fear which the mere mention of his name had formerly inspired in those who felt inclined to rebel.
dynastynounUS /ˈdaɪnəsti/
a sequence of powerful leaders in the same family
From this reading This act the satrap had committed on his own responsibility, events having taken place in the Median kingdom which threatened the fall of the Achaemenidaean dynasty.
one or the other of two
From this reading The king's long absence in a foreign country had either weakened or entirely dissipated, the fear which the mere mention of his name had formerly inspired in those who felt inclined to rebel.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading Here we might end this tale, but that we feel bound to give our readers some account of the last days of Cambyses.
an opposing military force
From this reading A short time after the departure of the queens, news reached Naukratis that Oroetes, the satrap of Lydia, had, by a stratagem, allured his old enemy, Polykrates, to Sardis and crucified him there, thus fulfilling what Amasis had prophecied of the tyrant's mournful end.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading The king's long absence in a foreign country had either weakened or entirely dissipated, the fear which the mere mention of his name had formerly inspired in those who felt inclined to rebel.
plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading This act the satrap had committed on his own responsibility, events having taken place in the Median kingdom which threatened the fall of the Achaemenidaean dynasty.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading This act the satrap had committed on his own responsibility, events having taken place in the Median kingdom which threatened the fall of the Achaemenidaean dynasty.
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading We have already described the ruin of his mind, but his physical end remains still to be told, and also the subsequent fate of some of the other characters in our history.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading The king's long absence in a foreign country had either weakened or entirely dissipated, the fear which the mere mention of his name had formerly inspired in those who felt inclined to rebel.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading Here we might end this tale, but that we feel bound to give our readers some account of the last days of Cambyses.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading The king's long absence in a foreign country had either weakened or entirely dissipated, the fear which the mere mention of his name had formerly inspired in those who felt inclined to rebel.
of concern to or concerning the affairs of other nations (other than your own)
From this reading The king's long absence in a foreign country had either weakened or entirely dissipated, the fear which the mere mention of his name had formerly inspired in those who felt inclined to rebel.
at a previous time
From this reading The king's long absence in a foreign country had either weakened or entirely dissipated, the fear which the mere mention of his name had formerly inspired in those who felt inclined to rebel.
fulfillingverbUS /fʊlˈfɪlɪŋ/
inflected form of “fulfil” — put in effect
From this reading A short time after the departure of the queens, news reached Naukratis that Oroetes, the satrap of Lydia, had, by a stratagem, allured his old enemy, Polykrates, to Sardis and crucified him there, thus fulfilling what Amasis had prophecied of the tyrant's mournful end.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Here we might end this tale, but that we feel bound to give our readers some account of the last days of Cambyses.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A short time after the departure of the queens, news reached Naukratis that Oroetes, the satrap of Lydia, had, by a stratagem, allured his old enemy, Polykrates, to Sardis and crucified him there, thus fulfilling what Amasis had prophecied of the tyrant's mournful end.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We have already described the ruin of his mind, but his physical end remains still to be told, and also the subsequent fate of some of the other characters in our history.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading This act the satrap had committed on his own responsibility, events having taken place in the Median kingdom which threatened the fall of the Achaemenidaean dynasty.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here we might end this tale, but that we feel bound to give our readers some account of the last days of Cambyses.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A short time after the departure of the queens, news reached Naukratis that Oroetes, the satrap of Lydia, had, by a stratagem, allured his old enemy, Polykrates, to Sardis and crucified him there, thus fulfilling what Amasis had prophecied of the tyrant's mournful end.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading We have already described the ruin of his mind, but his physical end remains still to be told, and also the subsequent fate of some of the other characters in our history.
the aggregate of past events
From this reading We have already described the ruin of his mind, but his physical end remains still to be told, and also the subsequent fate of some of the other characters in our history.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We have already described the ruin of his mind, but his physical end remains still to be told, and also the subsequent fate of some of the other characters in our history.
(often followed by “to”) having a preference, disposition, or tendency
From this reading The king's long absence in a foreign country had either weakened or entirely dissipated, the fear which the mere mention of his name had formerly inspired in those who felt inclined to rebel.
being of such surpassing excellence as to suggest inspiration by the gods
From this reading The king's long absence in a foreign country had either weakened or entirely dissipated, the fear which the mere mention of his name had formerly inspired in those who felt inclined to rebel.
king'snounUS /kɪŋz/
possessive form of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading The king's long absence in a foreign country had either weakened or entirely dissipated, the fear which the mere mention of his name had formerly inspired in those who felt inclined to rebel.
a domain in which something is dominant
From this reading This act the satrap had committed on his own responsibility, events having taken place in the Median kingdom which threatened the fall of the Achaemenidaean dynasty.
immediately past
From this reading Here we might end this tale, but that we feel bound to give our readers some account of the last days of Cambyses.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading The king's long absence in a foreign country had either weakened or entirely dissipated, the fear which the mere mention of his name had formerly inspired in those who felt inclined to rebel.
LydianounUS /ˈlɪdiə/
an ancient region on the coast of western Asia Minor; a powerful kingdom until conquered by the Persians in 546 BC
From this reading A short time after the departure of the queens, news reached Naukratis that Oroetes, the satrap of Lydia, had, by a stratagem, allured his old enemy, Polykrates, to Sardis and crucified him there, thus fulfilling what Amasis had prophecied of the tyrant's mournful end.
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 This act the satrap had committed on his own responsibility, events having taken place in the Median kingdom which threatened the fall of the Achaemenidaean dynasty.
make reference to
From this reading The king's long absence in a foreign country had either weakened or entirely dissipated, the fear which the mere mention of his name had formerly inspired in those who felt inclined to rebel.
being nothing more than specified
From this reading The king's long absence in a foreign country had either weakened or entirely dissipated, the fear which the mere mention of his name had formerly inspired in those who felt inclined to rebel.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Here we might end this tale, but that we feel bound to give our readers some account of the last days of Cambyses.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading We have already described the ruin of his mind, but his physical end remains still to be told, and also the subsequent fate of some of the other characters in our history.
mournfuladjectiveUS /ˈmɔːrnfəl/
expressing sorrow
From this reading A short time after the departure of the queens, news reached Naukratis that Oroetes, the satrap of Lydia, had, by a stratagem, allured his old enemy, Polykrates, to Sardis and crucified him there, thus fulfilling what Amasis had prophecied of the tyrant's mournful end.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The king's long absence in a foreign country had either weakened or entirely dissipated, the fear which the mere mention of his name had formerly inspired in those who felt inclined to rebel.
Naukratis
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From this reading A short time after the departure of the queens, news reached Naukratis that Oroetes, the satrap of Lydia, had, by a stratagem, allured his old enemy, Polykrates, to Sardis and crucified him there, thus fulfilling what Amasis had prophecied of the tyrant's mournful end.
information about recent and important events
From this reading A short time after the departure of the queens, news reached Naukratis that Oroetes, the satrap of Lydia, had, by a stratagem, allured his old enemy, Polykrates, to Sardis and crucified him there, thus fulfilling what Amasis had prophecied of the tyrant's mournful end.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Here we might end this tale, but that we feel bound to give our readers some account of the last days of Cambyses.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading A short time after the departure of the queens, news reached Naukratis that Oroetes, the satrap of Lydia, had, by a stratagem, allured his old enemy, Polykrates, to Sardis and crucified him there, thus fulfilling what Amasis had prophecied of the tyrant's mournful end.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading This act the satrap had committed on his own responsibility, events having taken place in the Median kingdom which threatened the fall of the Achaemenidaean dynasty.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The king's long absence in a foreign country had either weakened or entirely dissipated, the fear which the mere mention of his name had formerly inspired in those who felt inclined to rebel.
Oroetes
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From this reading A short time after the departure of the queens, news reached Naukratis that Oroetes, the satrap of Lydia, had, by a stratagem, allured his old enemy, Polykrates, to Sardis and crucified him there, thus fulfilling what Amasis had prophecied of the tyrant's mournful end.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading We have already described the ruin of his mind, but his physical end remains still to be told, and also the subsequent fate of some of the other characters in our history.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Here we might end this tale, but that we feel bound to give our readers some account of the last days of Cambyses.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading This act the satrap had committed on his own responsibility, events having taken place in the Median kingdom which threatened the fall of the Achaemenidaean dynasty.
involving the body as distinguished from the mind or spirit
From this reading We have already described the ruin of his mind, but his physical end remains still to be told, and also the subsequent fate of some of the other characters in our history.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading This act the satrap had committed on his own responsibility, events having taken place in the Median kingdom which threatened the fall of the Achaemenidaean dynasty.
Polykrates
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From this reading A short time after the departure of the queens, news reached Naukratis that Oroetes, the satrap of Lydia, had, by a stratagem, allured his old enemy, Polykrates, to Sardis and crucified him there, thus fulfilling what Amasis had prophecied of the tyrant's mournful end.
prophecied
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From this reading A short time after the departure of the queens, news reached Naukratis that Oroetes, the satrap of Lydia, had, by a stratagem, allured his old enemy, Polykrates, to Sardis and crucified him there, thus fulfilling what Amasis had prophecied of the tyrant's mournful end.
queensnounUS /kwiːnz/
a borough of New York City
From this reading A short time after the departure of the queens, news reached Naukratis that Oroetes, the satrap of Lydia, had, by a stratagem, allured his old enemy, Polykrates, to Sardis and crucified him there, thus fulfilling what Amasis had prophecied of the tyrant's mournful end.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading A short time after the departure of the queens, news reached Naukratis that Oroetes, the satrap of Lydia, had, by a stratagem, allured his old enemy, Polykrates, to Sardis and crucified him there, thus fulfilling what Amasis had prophecied of the tyrant's mournful end.
readersnounUS /ˈriːdərz/
plural of “reader” — a person who enjoys reading
From this reading Here we might end this tale, but that we feel bound to give our readers some account of the last days of Cambyses.
rebelnounUS /ˈrebəl/
“Johnny” was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; “greyback” derived from their grey Confederate uniforms
From this reading The king's long absence in a foreign country had either weakened or entirely dissipated, the fear which the mere mention of his name had formerly inspired in those who felt inclined to rebel.
any object that is left unused or still extant
From this reading We have already described the ruin of his mind, but his physical end remains still to be told, and also the subsequent fate of some of the other characters in our history.
responsibilitynounUS /riˌspɑːnsəˈbɪləti/
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading This act the satrap had committed on his own responsibility, events having taken place in the Median kingdom which threatened the fall of the Achaemenidaean dynasty.
an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction
From this reading We have already described the ruin of his mind, but his physical end remains still to be told, and also the subsequent fate of some of the other characters in our history.
Sardisnoun
an ancient Greek city located in the western part of what is now modern Turkey; as the capital of Lydia it was the cultural center of Asia Minor; destroyed by Tamerlane in 1402
From this reading A short time after the departure of the queens, news reached Naukratis that Oroetes, the satrap of Lydia, had, by a stratagem, allured his old enemy, Polykrates, to Sardis and crucified him there, thus fulfilling what Amasis had prophecied of the tyrant's mournful end.
satrapnoun
a governor of a province in ancient Persia
From this reading A short time after the departure of the queens, news reached Naukratis that Oroetes, the satrap of Lydia, had, by a stratagem, allured his old enemy, Polykrates, to Sardis and crucified him there, thus fulfilling what Amasis had prophecied of the tyrant's mournful end.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading A short time after the departure of the queens, news reached Naukratis that Oroetes, the satrap of Lydia, had, by a stratagem, allured his old enemy, Polykrates, to Sardis and crucified him there, thus fulfilling what Amasis had prophecied of the tyrant's mournful end.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Here we might end this tale, but that we feel bound to give our readers some account of the last days of Cambyses.
not in physical motion
From this reading We have already described the ruin of his mind, but his physical end remains still to be told, and also the subsequent fate of some of the other characters in our history.
stratagemnounUS /ˈstrætədʒəm/
a maneuver in a game or conversation
From this reading A short time after the departure of the queens, news reached Naukratis that Oroetes, the satrap of Lydia, had, by a stratagem, allured his old enemy, Polykrates, to Sardis and crucified him there, thus fulfilling what Amasis had prophecied of the tyrant's mournful end.
subsequentadjectiveUS /ˈsʌbsəkwənt/
following in time or order
From this reading We have already described the ruin of his mind, but his physical end remains still to be told, and also the subsequent fate of some of the other characters in our history.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading This act the satrap had committed on his own responsibility, events having taken place in the Median kingdom which threatened the fall of the Achaemenidaean dynasty.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading Here we might end this tale, but that we feel bound to give our readers some account of the last days of Cambyses.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Here we might end this tale, but that we feel bound to give our readers some account of the last days of Cambyses.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Here we might end this tale, but that we feel bound to give our readers some account of the last days of Cambyses.
in or at that place or location
From this reading A short time after the departure of the queens, news reached Naukratis that Oroetes, the satrap of Lydia, had, by a stratagem, allured his old enemy, Polykrates, to Sardis and crucified him there, thus fulfilling what Amasis had prophecied of the tyrant's mournful end.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Here we might end this tale, but that we feel bound to give our readers some account of the last days of Cambyses.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The king's long absence in a foreign country had either weakened or entirely dissipated, the fear which the mere mention of his name had formerly inspired in those who felt inclined to rebel.
(of flora or fauna) likely in the near future to become endangered
From this reading This act the satrap had committed on his own responsibility, events having taken place in the Median kingdom which threatened the fall of the Achaemenidaean dynasty.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading A short time after the departure of the queens, news reached Naukratis that Oroetes, the satrap of Lydia, had, by a stratagem, allured his old enemy, Polykrates, to Sardis and crucified him there, thus fulfilling what Amasis had prophecied of the tyrant's mournful end.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading A short time after the departure of the queens, news reached Naukratis that Oroetes, the satrap of Lydia, had, by a stratagem, allured his old enemy, Polykrates, to Sardis and crucified him there, thus fulfilling what Amasis had prophecied of the tyrant's mournful end.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Here we might end this tale, but that we feel bound to give our readers some account of the last days of Cambyses.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading We have already described the ruin of his mind, but his physical end remains still to be told, and also the subsequent fate of some of the other characters in our history.
tyrant's
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From this reading A short time after the departure of the queens, news reached Naukratis that Oroetes, the satrap of Lydia, had, by a stratagem, allured his old enemy, Polykrates, to Sardis and crucified him there, thus fulfilling what Amasis had prophecied of the tyrant's mournful end.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Here we might end this tale, but that we feel bound to give our readers some account of the last days of Cambyses.
weakenedadjectiveUS /ˈwiːkənd/
impaired by diminution
From this reading The king's long absence in a foreign country had either weakened or entirely dissipated, the fear which the mere mention of his name had formerly inspired in those who felt inclined to rebel.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading A short time after the departure of the queens, news reached Naukratis that Oroetes, the satrap of Lydia, had, by a stratagem, allured his old enemy, Polykrates, to Sardis and crucified him there, thus fulfilling what Amasis had prophecied of the tyrant's mournful end.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading This act the satrap had committed on his own responsibility, events having taken place in the Median kingdom which threatened the fall of the Achaemenidaean dynasty.
which person or people
From this reading The king's long absence in a foreign country had either weakened or entirely dissipated, the fear which the mere mention of his name had formerly inspired in those who felt inclined to rebel.
