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From this reading Darius and Parysatis had two sons: the elder was named Artaxerxes, and 1 the younger Cyrus.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Thus Cyrus went up, taking with him Tissaphernes as his friend, and accompanied also by a body of Hellenes, three hundred heavy armed men, under the command of Xenias the Parrhasian (1).
accompaniedadjectiveUS /əˈkʌmpənid/
having companions or an escort
From this reading Thus Cyrus went up, taking with him Tissaphernes as his friend, and accompanied also by a body of Hellenes, three hundred heavy armed men, under the command of Xenias the Parrhasian (1).
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 elder, as it chanced, was already there, but Cyrus he must needs send for from the province over which he had made him satrap, having appointed him general moreover of all the forces that muster in the plain of the Castolus.
alreadyadverbUS /ɔːlˈredi/
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading The elder, as it chanced, was already there, but Cyrus he must needs send for from the province over which he had made him satrap, having appointed him general moreover of all the forces that muster in the plain of the Castolus.
alsoadverbUS /ˈɔːlsoʊ/
in addition
From this reading Thus Cyrus went up, taking with him Tissaphernes as his friend, and accompanied also by a body of Hellenes, three hundred heavy armed men, under the command of Xenias the Parrhasian (1).
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Darius and Parysatis had two sons: the elder was named Artaxerxes, and 1 the younger Cyrus.
appointedadjectiveUS /əˈpɔɪntɪd/
subject to appointment
From this reading The elder, as it chanced, was already there, but Cyrus he must needs send for from the province over which he had made him satrap, having appointed him general moreover of all the forces that muster in the plain of the Castolus.
ArcadianounUS /ɑːrˈkeɪdiə/
a department of Greece in the central Peloponnese
From this reading (1) Parrhasia, a district and town in the south-west of Arcadia.
armedadjectiveUS /ɑːrmd/
(used of persons or the military) characterized by having or bearing arms
From this reading Thus Cyrus went up, taking with him Tissaphernes as his friend, and accompanied also by a body of Hellenes, three hundred heavy armed men, under the command of Xenias the Parrhasian (1).
Artaxerxesnoun
king of Persia who subdued numerous revolutions and made peace with Sparta (?-359 BC)
From this reading Darius and Parysatis had two sons: the elder was named Artaxerxes, and 1 the younger Cyrus.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Now, as Darius lay sick and felt that the end of life drew near, he wished both his sons to be with him.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Now, as Darius lay sick and felt that the end of life drew near, he wished both his sons to be with him.
bodynounUS /ˈbɑːdi/
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading Thus Cyrus went up, taking with him Tissaphernes as his friend, and accompanied also by a body of Hellenes, three hundred heavy armed men, under the command of Xenias the Parrhasian (1).
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Now, as Darius lay sick and felt that the end of life drew near, he wished both his sons to be with him.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The elder, as it chanced, was already there, but Cyrus he must needs send for from the province over which he had made him satrap, having appointed him general moreover of all the forces that muster in the plain of the Castolus.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Thus Cyrus went up, taking with him Tissaphernes as his friend, and accompanied also by a body of Hellenes, three hundred heavy armed men, under the command of Xenias the Parrhasian (1).
Castolus
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From this reading The elder, as it chanced, was already there, but Cyrus he must needs send for from the province over which he had made him satrap, having appointed him general moreover of all the forces that muster in the plain of the Castolus.
chancedverbUS /tʃænst/
past form of “chance” — be the case by chance
From this reading The elder, as it chanced, was already there, but Cyrus he must needs send for from the province over which he had made him satrap, having appointed him general moreover of all the forces that muster in the plain of the Castolus.
commandnounUS /kəˈmænd/
an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading Thus Cyrus went up, taking with him Tissaphernes as his friend, and accompanied also by a body of Hellenes, three hundred heavy armed men, under the command of Xenias the Parrhasian (1).
CyrusnounUS /ˈsaɪrəs/
Persian prince who was defeated in battle by his brother Artaxerxes II (424-401 BC)
From this reading Darius and Parysatis had two sons: the elder was named Artaxerxes, and 1 the younger Cyrus.
Darius
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From this reading Darius and Parysatis had two sons: the elder was named Artaxerxes, and 1 the younger Cyrus.
districtnounUS /ˈdɪstrɪkt/
a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
From this reading (1) Parrhasia, a district and town in the south-west of Arcadia.
drewnounUS /druː/
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading Now, as Darius lay sick and felt that the end of life drew near, he wished both his sons to be with him.
eldernounUS /ˈeldər/
a person who is older than you are
From this reading Darius and Parysatis had two sons: the elder was named Artaxerxes, and 1 the younger Cyrus.
endnounUS /end/
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading Now, as Darius lay sick and felt that the end of life drew near, he wished both his sons to be with him.
feltverbUS /felt/
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Now, as Darius lay sick and felt that the end of life drew near, he wished both his sons to be with him.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The elder, as it chanced, was already there, but Cyrus he must needs send for from the province over which he had made him satrap, having appointed him general moreover of all the forces that muster in the plain of the Castolus.
forcesnounUS /ˈfɔːrsɪz/
plural of “force” — a powerful effect or influence
From this reading The elder, as it chanced, was already there, but Cyrus he must needs send for from the province over which he had made him satrap, having appointed him general moreover of all the forces that muster in the plain of the Castolus.
friendnounUS /frend/
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Thus Cyrus went up, taking with him Tissaphernes as his friend, and accompanied also by a body of Hellenes, three hundred heavy armed men, under the command of Xenias the Parrhasian (1).
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The elder, as it chanced, was already there, but Cyrus he must needs send for from the province over which he had made him satrap, having appointed him general moreover of all the forces that muster in the plain of the Castolus.
generaladjectiveUS /ˈdʒenərəl/
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading The elder, as it chanced, was already there, but Cyrus he must needs send for from the province over which he had made him satrap, having appointed him general moreover of all the forces that muster in the plain of the Castolus.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Darius and Parysatis had two sons: the elder was named Artaxerxes, and 1 the younger Cyrus.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading The elder, as it chanced, was already there, but Cyrus he must needs send for from the province over which he had made him satrap, having appointed him general moreover of all the forces that muster in the plain of the Castolus.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Now, as Darius lay sick and felt that the end of life drew near, he wished both his sons to be with him.
heavyadjectiveUS /ˈhevi/
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading Thus Cyrus went up, taking with him Tissaphernes as his friend, and accompanied also by a body of Hellenes, three hundred heavy armed men, under the command of Xenias the Parrhasian (1).
Hellenes
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From this reading Thus Cyrus went up, taking with him Tissaphernes as his friend, and accompanied also by a body of Hellenes, three hundred heavy armed men, under the command of Xenias the Parrhasian (1).
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Now, as Darius lay sick and felt that the end of life drew near, he wished both his sons to be with him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Now, as Darius lay sick and felt that the end of life drew near, he wished both his sons to be with him.
hundrednounUS /ˈhʌndrəd/
ten 10s
From this reading Thus Cyrus went up, taking with him Tissaphernes as his friend, and accompanied also by a body of Hellenes, three hundred heavy armed men, under the command of Xenias the Parrhasian (1).
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The elder, as it chanced, was already there, but Cyrus he must needs send for from the province over which he had made him satrap, having appointed him general moreover of all the forces that muster in the plain of the Castolus.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The elder, as it chanced, was already there, but Cyrus he must needs send for from the province over which he had made him satrap, having appointed him general moreover of all the forces that muster in the plain of the Castolus.
layverbUS /leɪ/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Now, as Darius lay sick and felt that the end of life drew near, he wished both his sons to be with him.
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Now, as Darius lay sick and felt that the end of life drew near, he wished both his sons to be with him.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The elder, as it chanced, was already there, but Cyrus he must needs send for from the province over which he had made him satrap, having appointed him general moreover of all the forces that muster in the plain of the Castolus.
mennounUS /men/
the force of workers available
From this reading Thus Cyrus went up, taking with him Tissaphernes as his friend, and accompanied also by a body of Hellenes, three hundred heavy armed men, under the command of Xenias the Parrhasian (1).
moreoveradverbUS /mɔːˈroʊvər/
in addition to what has just been said
From this reading The elder, as it chanced, was already there, but Cyrus he must needs send for from the province over which he had made him satrap, having appointed him general moreover of all the forces that muster in the plain of the Castolus.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The elder, as it chanced, was already there, but Cyrus he must needs send for from the province over which he had made him satrap, having appointed him general moreover of all the forces that muster in the plain of the Castolus.
musterverbUS /ˈmʌstər/
gather or bring together
From this reading The elder, as it chanced, was already there, but Cyrus he must needs send for from the province over which he had made him satrap, having appointed him general moreover of all the forces that muster in the plain of the Castolus.
namedverbUS /neɪmd/
past form of “name” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Darius and Parysatis had two sons: the elder was named Artaxerxes, and 1 the younger Cyrus.
nearadverbUS /nɪr/
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading Now, as Darius lay sick and felt that the end of life drew near, he wished both his sons to be with him.
needsadverbUS /niːdz/
in such a manner as could not be otherwise
From this reading The elder, as it chanced, was already there, but Cyrus he must needs send for from the province over which he had made him satrap, having appointed him general moreover of all the forces that muster in the plain of the Castolus.
NowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now, as Darius lay sick and felt that the end of life drew near, he wished both his sons to be with him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Now, as Darius lay sick and felt that the end of life drew near, he wished both his sons to be with him.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The elder, as it chanced, was already there, but Cyrus he must needs send for from the province over which he had made him satrap, having appointed him general moreover of all the forces that muster in the plain of the Castolus.
Parrhasia
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From this reading (1) Parrhasia, a district and town in the south-west of Arcadia.
Parrhasian
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From this reading Thus Cyrus went up, taking with him Tissaphernes as his friend, and accompanied also by a body of Hellenes, three hundred heavy armed men, under the command of Xenias the Parrhasian (1).
Parysatis
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From this reading Darius and Parysatis had two sons: the elder was named Artaxerxes, and 1 the younger Cyrus.
plainadjectiveUS /pleɪn/
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading The elder, as it chanced, was already there, but Cyrus he must needs send for from the province over which he had made him satrap, having appointed him general moreover of all the forces that muster in the plain of the Castolus.
provincenounUS /ˈprɑːvəns/
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading The elder, as it chanced, was already there, but Cyrus he must needs send for from the province over which he had made him satrap, having appointed him general moreover of all the forces that muster in the plain of the Castolus.
satrapnoun
a governor of a province in ancient Persia
From this reading The elder, as it chanced, was already there, but Cyrus he must needs send for from the province over which he had made him satrap, having appointed him general moreover of all the forces that muster in the plain of the Castolus.
sendverbUS /send/
cause to go somewhere
From this reading The elder, as it chanced, was already there, but Cyrus he must needs send for from the province over which he had made him satrap, having appointed him general moreover of all the forces that muster in the plain of the Castolus.
sickadjectiveUS /sɪk/
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading Now, as Darius lay sick and felt that the end of life drew near, he wished both his sons to be with him.
sonsnounUS /sʌnz/
plural of “son” — a male human offspring
From this reading Darius and Parysatis had two sons: the elder was named Artaxerxes, and 1 the younger Cyrus.
south-westadverb
to, toward, or in the southwest
From this reading (1) Parrhasia, a district and town in the south-west of Arcadia.
takingnounUS /ˈteɪkɪŋ/
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading Thus Cyrus went up, taking with him Tissaphernes as his friend, and accompanied also by a body of Hellenes, three hundred heavy armed men, under the command of Xenias the Parrhasian (1).
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Now, as Darius lay sick and felt that the end of life drew near, he wished both his sons to be with him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Darius and Parysatis had two sons: the elder was named Artaxerxes, and 1 the younger Cyrus.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading The elder, as it chanced, was already there, but Cyrus he must needs send for from the province over which he had made him satrap, having appointed him general moreover of all the forces that muster in the plain of the Castolus.
threenounUS /θriː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Thus Cyrus went up, taking with him Tissaphernes as his friend, and accompanied also by a body of Hellenes, three hundred heavy armed men, under the command of Xenias the Parrhasian (1).
ThusadverbUS /ðʌs/
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading Thus Cyrus went up, taking with him Tissaphernes as his friend, and accompanied also by a body of Hellenes, three hundred heavy armed men, under the command of Xenias the Parrhasian (1).
Tissaphernes
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From this reading Thus Cyrus went up, taking with him Tissaphernes as his friend, and accompanied also by a body of Hellenes, three hundred heavy armed men, under the command of Xenias the Parrhasian (1).
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Now, as Darius lay sick and felt that the end of life drew near, he wished both his sons to be with him.
townnounUS /taʊn/
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading (1) Parrhasia, a district and town in the south-west of Arcadia.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Darius and Parysatis had two sons: the elder was named Artaxerxes, and 1 the younger Cyrus.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Thus Cyrus went up, taking with him Tissaphernes as his friend, and accompanied also by a body of Hellenes, three hundred heavy armed men, under the command of Xenias the Parrhasian (1).
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Thus Cyrus went up, taking with him Tissaphernes as his friend, and accompanied also by a body of Hellenes, three hundred heavy armed men, under the command of Xenias the Parrhasian (1).
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Darius and Parysatis had two sons: the elder was named Artaxerxes, and 1 the younger Cyrus.
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Thus Cyrus went up, taking with him Tissaphernes as his friend, and accompanied also by a body of Hellenes, three hundred heavy armed men, under the command of Xenias the Parrhasian (1).
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The elder, as it chanced, was already there, but Cyrus he must needs send for from the province over which he had made him satrap, having appointed him general moreover of all the forces that muster in the plain of the Castolus.
wishedverbUS /wɪʃt/
past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish
From this reading Now, as Darius lay sick and felt that the end of life drew near, he wished both his sons to be with him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Now, as Darius lay sick and felt that the end of life drew near, he wished both his sons to be with him.
Xenias
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From this reading Thus Cyrus went up, taking with him Tissaphernes as his friend, and accompanied also by a body of Hellenes, three hundred heavy armed men, under the command of Xenias the Parrhasian (1).
youngeradjectiveUS /ˈjʌŋɡər/
used of the younger of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a son from his father
From this reading Darius and Parysatis had two sons: the elder was named Artaxerxes, and 1 the younger Cyrus.
