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accepted
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alert
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From this reading Hermon rose from his couch the next morning alert and ready for new pleasures.
also
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From this reading He joyously accepted, and also promised messengers from many of Archias's friends, who wished to have the famous blind sculptor among their guests, to be present at their banquets.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading He joyously accepted, and also promised messengers from many of Archias's friends, who wished to have the famous blind sculptor among their guests, to be present at their banquets.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Hermon rose from his couch the next morning alert and ready for new pleasures.
Archias's
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From this reading He joyously accepted, and also promised messengers from many of Archias's friends, who wished to have the famous blind sculptor among their guests, to be present at their banquets.
arranged
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From this reading He had scarcely left the bath when envoys from the Ephebi and the younger artists invited him to the festivities which they had arranged in his honour.
artists
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From this reading He had scarcely left the bath when envoys from the Ephebi and the younger artists invited him to the festivities which they had arranged in his honour.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He still felt as if he were intoxicated, and found neither disposition nor time for quiet reflection.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He joyously accepted, and also promised messengers from many of Archias's friends, who wished to have the famous blind sculptor among their guests, to be present at their banquets.
banquets
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From this reading He joyously accepted, and also promised messengers from many of Archias's friends, who wished to have the famous blind sculptor among their guests, to be present at their banquets.
bath
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From this reading He had scarcely left the bath when envoys from the Ephebi and the younger artists invited him to the festivities which they had arranged in his honour.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He joyously accepted, and also promised messengers from many of Archias's friends, who wished to have the famous blind sculptor among their guests, to be present at their banquets.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His great strength, fettered as it were by his loss of sight, now also began to stir.
blind
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From this reading He joyously accepted, and also promised messengers from many of Archias's friends, who wished to have the famous blind sculptor among their guests, to be present at their banquets.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading His great strength, fettered as it were by his loss of sight, now also began to stir.
couch
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From this reading Hermon rose from his couch the next morning alert and ready for new pleasures.
dispositionnounUS /ˌdɪspəˈzɪʃən/
the way something is arranged or positioned
From this reading He still felt as if he were intoxicated, and found neither disposition nor time for quiet reflection.
envoys
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From this reading He had scarcely left the bath when envoys from the Ephebi and the younger artists invited him to the festivities which they had arranged in his honour.
Ephebi
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From this reading He had scarcely left the bath when envoys from the Ephebi and the younger artists invited him to the festivities which they had arranged in his honour.
famous
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From this reading He joyously accepted, and also promised messengers from many of Archias's friends, who wished to have the famous blind sculptor among their guests, to be present at their banquets.
felt
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From this reading He still felt as if he were intoxicated, and found neither disposition nor time for quiet reflection.
festivities
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From this reading He had scarcely left the bath when envoys from the Ephebi and the younger artists invited him to the festivities which they had arranged in his honour.
fettered
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From this reading His great strength, fettered as it were by his loss of sight, now also began to stir.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Hermon rose from his couch the next morning alert and ready for new pleasures.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He still felt as if he were intoxicated, and found neither disposition nor time for quiet reflection.
friends
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From this reading He joyously accepted, and also promised messengers from many of Archias's friends, who wished to have the famous blind sculptor among their guests, to be present at their banquets.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Hermon rose from his couch the next morning alert and ready for new pleasures.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His great strength, fettered as it were by his loss of sight, now also began to stir.
guests
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From this reading He joyously accepted, and also promised messengers from many of Archias's friends, who wished to have the famous blind sculptor among their guests, to be present at their banquets.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had scarcely left the bath when envoys from the Ephebi and the younger artists invited him to the festivities which they had arranged in his honour.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He joyously accepted, and also promised messengers from many of Archias's friends, who wished to have the famous blind sculptor among their guests, to be present at their banquets.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had scarcely left the bath when envoys from the Ephebi and the younger artists invited him to the festivities which they had arranged in his honour.
Hermon
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From this reading Hermon rose from his couch the next morning alert and ready for new pleasures.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had scarcely left the bath when envoys from the Ephebi and the younger artists invited him to the festivities which they had arranged in his honour.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Hermon rose from his couch the next morning alert and ready for new pleasures.
honour
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From this reading He had scarcely left the bath when envoys from the Ephebi and the younger artists invited him to the festivities which they had arranged in his honour.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He still felt as if he were intoxicated, and found neither disposition nor time for quiet reflection.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had scarcely left the bath when envoys from the Ephebi and the younger artists invited him to the festivities which they had arranged in his honour.
intoxicated
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From this reading He still felt as if he were intoxicated, and found neither disposition nor time for quiet reflection.
invited
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From this reading He had scarcely left the bath when envoys from the Ephebi and the younger artists invited him to the festivities which they had arranged in his honour.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading His great strength, fettered as it were by his loss of sight, now also began to stir.
joyously
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From this reading He joyously accepted, and also promised messengers from many of Archias's friends, who wished to have the famous blind sculptor among their guests, to be present at their banquets.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had scarcely left the bath when envoys from the Ephebi and the younger artists invited him to the festivities which they had arranged in his honour.
loss
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From this reading His great strength, fettered as it were by his loss of sight, now also began to stir.
many
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From this reading He joyously accepted, and also promised messengers from many of Archias's friends, who wished to have the famous blind sculptor among their guests, to be present at their banquets.
messengers
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From this reading He joyously accepted, and also promised messengers from many of Archias's friends, who wished to have the famous blind sculptor among their guests, to be present at their banquets.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hermon rose from his couch the next morning alert and ready for new pleasures.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading He still felt as if he were intoxicated, and found neither disposition nor time for quiet reflection.
new
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From this reading Hermon rose from his couch the next morning alert and ready for new pleasures.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hermon rose from his couch the next morning alert and ready for new pleasures.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading He still felt as if he were intoxicated, and found neither disposition nor time for quiet reflection.
now
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From this reading His great strength, fettered as it were by his loss of sight, now also began to stir.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He joyously accepted, and also promised messengers from many of Archias's friends, who wished to have the famous blind sculptor among their guests, to be present at their banquets.
pleasures
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From this reading Hermon rose from his couch the next morning alert and ready for new pleasures.
present
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From this reading He joyously accepted, and also promised messengers from many of Archias's friends, who wished to have the famous blind sculptor among their guests, to be present at their banquets.
promised
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From this reading He joyously accepted, and also promised messengers from many of Archias's friends, who wished to have the famous blind sculptor among their guests, to be present at their banquets.
quiet
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From this reading He still felt as if he were intoxicated, and found neither disposition nor time for quiet reflection.
ready
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From this reading Hermon rose from his couch the next morning alert and ready for new pleasures.
reflection
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From this reading He still felt as if he were intoxicated, and found neither disposition nor time for quiet reflection.
rose
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From this reading Hermon rose from his couch the next morning alert and ready for new pleasures.
scarcely
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From this reading He had scarcely left the bath when envoys from the Ephebi and the younger artists invited him to the festivities which they had arranged in his honour.
sculptor
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From this reading He joyously accepted, and also promised messengers from many of Archias's friends, who wished to have the famous blind sculptor among their guests, to be present at their banquets.
sight
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From this reading His great strength, fettered as it were by his loss of sight, now also began to stir.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He still felt as if he were intoxicated, and found neither disposition nor time for quiet reflection.
stir
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From this reading His great strength, fettered as it were by his loss of sight, now also began to stir.
strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading His great strength, fettered as it were by his loss of sight, now also began to stir.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Hermon rose from his couch the next morning alert and ready for new pleasures.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He joyously accepted, and also promised messengers from many of Archias's friends, who wished to have the famous blind sculptor among their guests, to be present at their banquets.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had scarcely left the bath when envoys from the Ephebi and the younger artists invited him to the festivities which they had arranged in his honour.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He still felt as if he were intoxicated, and found neither disposition nor time for quiet reflection.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had scarcely left the bath when envoys from the Ephebi and the younger artists invited him to the festivities which they had arranged in his honour.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He still felt as if he were intoxicated, and found neither disposition nor time for quiet reflection.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He had scarcely left the bath when envoys from the Ephebi and the younger artists invited him to the festivities which they had arranged in his honour.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He had scarcely left the bath when envoys from the Ephebi and the younger artists invited him to the festivities which they had arranged in his honour.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He joyously accepted, and also promised messengers from many of Archias's friends, who wished to have the famous blind sculptor among their guests, to be present at their banquets.
wished
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From this reading He joyously accepted, and also promised messengers from many of Archias's friends, who wished to have the famous blind sculptor among their guests, to be present at their banquets.
younger
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From this reading He had scarcely left the bath when envoys from the Ephebi and the younger artists invited him to the festivities which they had arranged in his honour.
