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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading On the way the hipparch told the sculptor that the Lady Thyone had recently done things unprecedented for a woman of her age.
accompanied
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From this reading It was the young hipparch who had studied in Athens and accompanied the commandant of Pelusium to Tennis the year before.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The messenger from Philippus appeared in the afternoon.
age
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From this reading On the way the hipparch told the sculptor that the Lady Thyone had recently done things unprecedented for a woman of her age.
Alexander
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From this reading He came charged with the commission to convey the artist, in the carriage of the gray-haired comrade of Alexander, to the neighbouring city of Pithom, where Philippus, by the King's command, was now residing.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was the young hipparch who had studied in Athens and accompanied the commandant of Pelusium to Tennis the year before.
appeared
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From this reading The messenger from Philippus appeared in the afternoon.
Arsinoe
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From this reading She had been present at the founding of the city of Arsinoe, as well as at the laying of the corner stone of the temple which was to be consecrated to the new god Serapis in the neighbourhood.
artist
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From this reading He came charged with the commission to convey the artist, in the carriage of the gray-haired comrade of Alexander, to the neighbouring city of Pithom, where Philippus, by the King's command, was now residing.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She had been present at the founding of the city of Arsinoe, as well as at the laying of the corner stone of the temple which was to be consecrated to the new god Serapis in the neighbourhood.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She had been present at the founding of the city of Arsinoe, as well as at the laying of the corner stone of the temple which was to be consecrated to the new god Serapis in the neighbourhood.
Athens
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From this reading It was the young hipparch who had studied in Athens and accompanied the commandant of Pelusium to Tennis the year before.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She had been present at the founding of the city of Arsinoe, as well as at the laying of the corner stone of the temple which was to be consecrated to the new god Serapis in the neighbourhood.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She had been present at the founding of the city of Arsinoe, as well as at the laying of the corner stone of the temple which was to be consecrated to the new god Serapis in the neighbourhood.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was the young hipparch who had studied in Athens and accompanied the commandant of Pelusium to Tennis the year before.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He came charged with the commission to convey the artist, in the carriage of the gray-haired comrade of Alexander, to the neighbouring city of Pithom, where Philippus, by the King's command, was now residing.
came
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From this reading He came charged with the commission to convey the artist, in the carriage of the gray-haired comrade of Alexander, to the neighbouring city of Pithom, where Philippus, by the King's command, was now residing.
carriage
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From this reading He came charged with the commission to convey the artist, in the carriage of the gray-haired comrade of Alexander, to the neighbouring city of Pithom, where Philippus, by the King's command, was now residing.
charged
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From this reading He came charged with the commission to convey the artist, in the carriage of the gray-haired comrade of Alexander, to the neighbouring city of Pithom, where Philippus, by the King's command, was now residing.
city
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From this reading He came charged with the commission to convey the artist, in the carriage of the gray-haired comrade of Alexander, to the neighbouring city of Pithom, where Philippus, by the King's command, was now residing.
command
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From this reading He came charged with the commission to convey the artist, in the carriage of the gray-haired comrade of Alexander, to the neighbouring city of Pithom, where Philippus, by the King's command, was now residing.
commandant
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From this reading It was the young hipparch who had studied in Athens and accompanied the commandant of Pelusium to Tennis the year before.
commission
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From this reading He came charged with the commission to convey the artist, in the carriage of the gray-haired comrade of Alexander, to the neighbouring city of Pithom, where Philippus, by the King's command, was now residing.
comrade
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From this reading He came charged with the commission to convey the artist, in the carriage of the gray-haired comrade of Alexander, to the neighbouring city of Pithom, where Philippus, by the King's command, was now residing.
consecrated
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From this reading She had been present at the founding of the city of Arsinoe, as well as at the laying of the corner stone of the temple which was to be consecrated to the new god Serapis in the neighbourhood.
convey
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From this reading He came charged with the commission to convey the artist, in the carriage of the gray-haired comrade of Alexander, to the neighbouring city of Pithom, where Philippus, by the King's command, was now residing.
corner
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From this reading She had been present at the founding of the city of Arsinoe, as well as at the laying of the corner stone of the temple which was to be consecrated to the new god Serapis in the neighbourhood.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the way the hipparch told the sculptor that the Lady Thyone had recently done things unprecedented for a woman of her age.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading On the way the hipparch told the sculptor that the Lady Thyone had recently done things unprecedented for a woman of her age.
founding
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From this reading She had been present at the founding of the city of Arsinoe, as well as at the laying of the corner stone of the temple which was to be consecrated to the new god Serapis in the neighbourhood.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The messenger from Philippus appeared in the afternoon.
god
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From this reading She had been present at the founding of the city of Arsinoe, as well as at the laying of the corner stone of the temple which was to be consecrated to the new god Serapis in the neighbourhood.
gray-haired
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From this reading He came charged with the commission to convey the artist, in the carriage of the gray-haired comrade of Alexander, to the neighbouring city of Pithom, where Philippus, by the King's command, was now residing.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was the young hipparch who had studied in Athens and accompanied the commandant of Pelusium to Tennis the year before.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He came charged with the commission to convey the artist, in the carriage of the gray-haired comrade of Alexander, to the neighbouring city of Pithom, where Philippus, by the King's command, was now residing.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading On the way the hipparch told the sculptor that the Lady Thyone had recently done things unprecedented for a woman of her age.
hipparch
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From this reading It was the young hipparch who had studied in Athens and accompanied the commandant of Pelusium to Tennis the year before.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The messenger from Philippus appeared in the afternoon.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the young hipparch who had studied in Athens and accompanied the commandant of Pelusium to Tennis the year before.
King's
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From this reading He came charged with the commission to convey the artist, in the carriage of the gray-haired comrade of Alexander, to the neighbouring city of Pithom, where Philippus, by the King's command, was now residing.
Lady
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From this reading On the way the hipparch told the sculptor that the Lady Thyone had recently done things unprecedented for a woman of her age.
laying
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From this reading She had been present at the founding of the city of Arsinoe, as well as at the laying of the corner stone of the temple which was to be consecrated to the new god Serapis in the neighbourhood.
messenger
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From this reading The messenger from Philippus appeared in the afternoon.
neighbourhood
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From this reading She had been present at the founding of the city of Arsinoe, as well as at the laying of the corner stone of the temple which was to be consecrated to the new god Serapis in the neighbourhood.
neighbouring
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From this reading He came charged with the commission to convey the artist, in the carriage of the gray-haired comrade of Alexander, to the neighbouring city of Pithom, where Philippus, by the King's command, was now residing.
new
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From this reading She had been present at the founding of the city of Arsinoe, as well as at the laying of the corner stone of the temple which was to be consecrated to the new god Serapis in the neighbourhood.
now
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From this reading He came charged with the commission to convey the artist, in the carriage of the gray-haired comrade of Alexander, to the neighbouring city of Pithom, where Philippus, by the King's command, was now residing.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was the young hipparch who had studied in Athens and accompanied the commandant of Pelusium to Tennis the year before.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the way the hipparch told the sculptor that the Lady Thyone had recently done things unprecedented for a woman of her age.
Pelusium
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From this reading It was the young hipparch who had studied in Athens and accompanied the commandant of Pelusium to Tennis the year before.
Philippus
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From this reading The messenger from Philippus appeared in the afternoon.
Pithom
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From this reading He came charged with the commission to convey the artist, in the carriage of the gray-haired comrade of Alexander, to the neighbouring city of Pithom, where Philippus, by the King's command, was now residing.
present
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From this reading She had been present at the founding of the city of Arsinoe, as well as at the laying of the corner stone of the temple which was to be consecrated to the new god Serapis in the neighbourhood.
recently
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From this reading On the way the hipparch told the sculptor that the Lady Thyone had recently done things unprecedented for a woman of her age.
residing
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From this reading He came charged with the commission to convey the artist, in the carriage of the gray-haired comrade of Alexander, to the neighbouring city of Pithom, where Philippus, by the King's command, was now residing.
sculptor
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From this reading On the way the hipparch told the sculptor that the Lady Thyone had recently done things unprecedented for a woman of her age.
Serapis
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From this reading She had been present at the founding of the city of Arsinoe, as well as at the laying of the corner stone of the temple which was to be consecrated to the new god Serapis in the neighbourhood.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had been present at the founding of the city of Arsinoe, as well as at the laying of the corner stone of the temple which was to be consecrated to the new god Serapis in the neighbourhood.
stone
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From this reading She had been present at the founding of the city of Arsinoe, as well as at the laying of the corner stone of the temple which was to be consecrated to the new god Serapis in the neighbourhood.
studied
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From this reading It was the young hipparch who had studied in Athens and accompanied the commandant of Pelusium to Tennis the year before.
temple
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From this reading She had been present at the founding of the city of Arsinoe, as well as at the laying of the corner stone of the temple which was to be consecrated to the new god Serapis in the neighbourhood.
Tennis
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From this reading It was the young hipparch who had studied in Athens and accompanied the commandant of Pelusium to Tennis the year before.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading On the way the hipparch told the sculptor that the Lady Thyone had recently done things unprecedented for a woman of her age.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The messenger from Philippus appeared in the afternoon.
things
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From this reading On the way the hipparch told the sculptor that the Lady Thyone had recently done things unprecedented for a woman of her age.
Thyone
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From this reading On the way the hipparch told the sculptor that the Lady Thyone had recently done things unprecedented for a woman of her age.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was the young hipparch who had studied in Athens and accompanied the commandant of Pelusium to Tennis the year before.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the way the hipparch told the sculptor that the Lady Thyone had recently done things unprecedented for a woman of her age.
unprecedented
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From this reading On the way the hipparch told the sculptor that the Lady Thyone had recently done things unprecedented for a woman of her age.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the young hipparch who had studied in Athens and accompanied the commandant of Pelusium to Tennis the year before.
way
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From this reading On the way the hipparch told the sculptor that the Lady Thyone had recently done things unprecedented for a woman of her age.
well
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From this reading She had been present at the founding of the city of Arsinoe, as well as at the laying of the corner stone of the temple which was to be consecrated to the new god Serapis in the neighbourhood.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading He came charged with the commission to convey the artist, in the carriage of the gray-haired comrade of Alexander, to the neighbouring city of Pithom, where Philippus, by the King's command, was now residing.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She had been present at the founding of the city of Arsinoe, as well as at the laying of the corner stone of the temple which was to be consecrated to the new god Serapis in the neighbourhood.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It was the young hipparch who had studied in Athens and accompanied the commandant of Pelusium to Tennis the year before.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He came charged with the commission to convey the artist, in the carriage of the gray-haired comrade of Alexander, to the neighbouring city of Pithom, where Philippus, by the King's command, was now residing.
woman
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From this reading On the way the hipparch told the sculptor that the Lady Thyone had recently done things unprecedented for a woman of her age.
year
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From this reading It was the young hipparch who had studied in Athens and accompanied the commandant of Pelusium to Tennis the year before.
young
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From this reading It was the young hipparch who had studied in Athens and accompanied the commandant of Pelusium to Tennis the year before.
