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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 BABYLON THE GREAT On a certain day in the month Airu, by men of after days styled April, a bireme was speeding down the river Euphrates.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Under the purple awning above the poop, others were scanning the flying waves, and counting the little mud villages dotting the river-banks.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading BABYLON THE GREAT On a certain day in the month Airu, by men of after days styled April, a bireme was speeding down the river Euphrates.
Airu
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From this reading BABYLON THE GREAT On a certain day in the month Airu, by men of after days styled April, a bireme was speeding down the river Euphrates.
all
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From this reading Whereupon all would answer with a loud, “Ha!”; and make the bireme leap on like a very sea-horse.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her swarthy Phœnician crew were bending to the double tier of oars that rose flashing from the tawny current; while the flute-player, perched upon the upcurved prow, was piping ever quicker, hastening the stroke, and at times stopping the music to cry lustily, “Faster, and faster yet!
answer
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From this reading Whereupon all would answer with a loud, “Ha!”; and make the bireme leap on like a very sea-horse.
April
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From this reading BABYLON THE GREAT On a certain day in the month Airu, by men of after days styled April, a bireme was speeding down the river Euphrates.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Her swarthy Phœnician crew were bending to the double tier of oars that rose flashing from the tawny current; while the flute-player, perched upon the upcurved prow, was piping ever quicker, hastening the stroke, and at times stopping the music to cry lustily, “Faster, and faster yet!
awning
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From this reading Under the purple awning above the poop, others were scanning the flying waves, and counting the little mud villages dotting the river-banks.
BABYLON
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From this reading BABYLON THE GREAT On a certain day in the month Airu, by men of after days styled April, a bireme was speeding down the river Euphrates.
bending
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From this reading Her swarthy Phœnician crew were bending to the double tier of oars that rose flashing from the tawny current; while the flute-player, perched upon the upcurved prow, was piping ever quicker, hastening the stroke, and at times stopping the music to cry lustily, “Faster, and faster yet!
bireme
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From this reading BABYLON THE GREAT On a certain day in the month Airu, by men of after days styled April, a bireme was speeding down the river Euphrates.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BABYLON THE GREAT On a certain day in the month Airu, by men of after days styled April, a bireme was speeding down the river Euphrates.
cellars
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From this reading Thirty furlongs to Babylon now, and cool Helbon wine in the king’s cellars!”
certain
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From this reading BABYLON THE GREAT On a certain day in the month Airu, by men of after days styled April, a bireme was speeding down the river Euphrates.
cool
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From this reading Thirty furlongs to Babylon now, and cool Helbon wine in the king’s cellars!”
counting
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From this reading Under the purple awning above the poop, others were scanning the flying waves, and counting the little mud villages dotting the river-banks.
crew
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From this reading Her swarthy Phœnician crew were bending to the double tier of oars that rose flashing from the tawny current; while the flute-player, perched upon the upcurved prow, was piping ever quicker, hastening the stroke, and at times stopping the music to cry lustily, “Faster, and faster yet!
cry
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From this reading Her swarthy Phœnician crew were bending to the double tier of oars that rose flashing from the tawny current; while the flute-player, perched upon the upcurved prow, was piping ever quicker, hastening the stroke, and at times stopping the music to cry lustily, “Faster, and faster yet!
current
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From this reading Her swarthy Phœnician crew were bending to the double tier of oars that rose flashing from the tawny current; while the flute-player, perched upon the upcurved prow, was piping ever quicker, hastening the stroke, and at times stopping the music to cry lustily, “Faster, and faster yet!
day
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From this reading BABYLON THE GREAT On a certain day in the month Airu, by men of after days styled April, a bireme was speeding down the river Euphrates.
days
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From this reading BABYLON THE GREAT On a certain day in the month Airu, by men of after days styled April, a bireme was speeding down the river Euphrates.
dotting
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From this reading Under the purple awning above the poop, others were scanning the flying waves, and counting the little mud villages dotting the river-banks.
double
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From this reading Her swarthy Phœnician crew were bending to the double tier of oars that rose flashing from the tawny current; while the flute-player, perched upon the upcurved prow, was piping ever quicker, hastening the stroke, and at times stopping the music to cry lustily, “Faster, and faster yet!
down
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From this reading BABYLON THE GREAT On a certain day in the month Airu, by men of after days styled April, a bireme was speeding down the river Euphrates.
Euphrates
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From this reading BABYLON THE GREAT On a certain day in the month Airu, by men of after days styled April, a bireme was speeding down the river Euphrates.
ever
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From this reading Her swarthy Phœnician crew were bending to the double tier of oars that rose flashing from the tawny current; while the flute-player, perched upon the upcurved prow, was piping ever quicker, hastening the stroke, and at times stopping the music to cry lustily, “Faster, and faster yet!
Faster
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From this reading Her swarthy Phœnician crew were bending to the double tier of oars that rose flashing from the tawny current; while the flute-player, perched upon the upcurved prow, was piping ever quicker, hastening the stroke, and at times stopping the music to cry lustily, “Faster, and faster yet!
flashing
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From this reading Her swarthy Phœnician crew were bending to the double tier of oars that rose flashing from the tawny current; while the flute-player, perched upon the upcurved prow, was piping ever quicker, hastening the stroke, and at times stopping the music to cry lustily, “Faster, and faster yet!
flute-player
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From this reading Her swarthy Phœnician crew were bending to the double tier of oars that rose flashing from the tawny current; while the flute-player, perched upon the upcurved prow, was piping ever quicker, hastening the stroke, and at times stopping the music to cry lustily, “Faster, and faster yet!
flying
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From this reading Under the purple awning above the poop, others were scanning the flying waves, and counting the little mud villages dotting the river-banks.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Her swarthy Phœnician crew were bending to the double tier of oars that rose flashing from the tawny current; while the flute-player, perched upon the upcurved prow, was piping ever quicker, hastening the stroke, and at times stopping the music to cry lustily, “Faster, and faster yet!
furlongs
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From this reading Thirty furlongs to Babylon now, and cool Helbon wine in the king’s cellars!”
GREAT
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From this reading BABYLON THE GREAT On a certain day in the month Airu, by men of after days styled April, a bireme was speeding down the river Euphrates.
Ha
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From this reading Whereupon all would answer with a loud, “Ha!”; and make the bireme leap on like a very sea-horse.
hastening
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From this reading Her swarthy Phœnician crew were bending to the double tier of oars that rose flashing from the tawny current; while the flute-player, perched upon the upcurved prow, was piping ever quicker, hastening the stroke, and at times stopping the music to cry lustily, “Faster, and faster yet!
Helbon
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From this reading Thirty furlongs to Babylon now, and cool Helbon wine in the king’s cellars!”
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her swarthy Phœnician crew were bending to the double tier of oars that rose flashing from the tawny current; while the flute-player, perched upon the upcurved prow, was piping ever quicker, hastening the stroke, and at times stopping the music to cry lustily, “Faster, and faster yet!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading BABYLON THE GREAT On a certain day in the month Airu, by men of after days styled April, a bireme was speeding down the river Euphrates.
king's
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From this reading Thirty furlongs to Babylon now, and cool Helbon wine in the king’s cellars!”
leap
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From this reading Whereupon all would answer with a loud, “Ha!”; and make the bireme leap on like a very sea-horse.
like
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From this reading Whereupon all would answer with a loud, “Ha!”; and make the bireme leap on like a very sea-horse.
little
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From this reading Under the purple awning above the poop, others were scanning the flying waves, and counting the little mud villages dotting the river-banks.
loud
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From this reading Whereupon all would answer with a loud, “Ha!”; and make the bireme leap on like a very sea-horse.
lustily
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From this reading Her swarthy Phœnician crew were bending to the double tier of oars that rose flashing from the tawny current; while the flute-player, perched upon the upcurved prow, was piping ever quicker, hastening the stroke, and at times stopping the music to cry lustily, “Faster, and faster yet!
make
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From this reading Whereupon all would answer with a loud, “Ha!”; and make the bireme leap on like a very sea-horse.
men
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From this reading BABYLON THE GREAT On a certain day in the month Airu, by men of after days styled April, a bireme was speeding down the river Euphrates.
month
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From this reading BABYLON THE GREAT On a certain day in the month Airu, by men of after days styled April, a bireme was speeding down the river Euphrates.
mud
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From this reading Under the purple awning above the poop, others were scanning the flying waves, and counting the little mud villages dotting the river-banks.
music
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From this reading Her swarthy Phœnician crew were bending to the double tier of oars that rose flashing from the tawny current; while the flute-player, perched upon the upcurved prow, was piping ever quicker, hastening the stroke, and at times stopping the music to cry lustily, “Faster, and faster yet!
now
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From this reading Thirty furlongs to Babylon now, and cool Helbon wine in the king’s cellars!”
oars
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From this reading Her swarthy Phœnician crew were bending to the double tier of oars that rose flashing from the tawny current; while the flute-player, perched upon the upcurved prow, was piping ever quicker, hastening the stroke, and at times stopping the music to cry lustily, “Faster, and faster yet!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BABYLON THE GREAT On a certain day in the month Airu, by men of after days styled April, a bireme was speeding down the river Euphrates.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading BABYLON THE GREAT On a certain day in the month Airu, by men of after days styled April, a bireme was speeding down the river Euphrates.
others
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From this reading Under the purple awning above the poop, others were scanning the flying waves, and counting the little mud villages dotting the river-banks.
perched
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From this reading Her swarthy Phœnician crew were bending to the double tier of oars that rose flashing from the tawny current; while the flute-player, perched upon the upcurved prow, was piping ever quicker, hastening the stroke, and at times stopping the music to cry lustily, “Faster, and faster yet!
Phœnician
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From this reading Her swarthy Phœnician crew were bending to the double tier of oars that rose flashing from the tawny current; while the flute-player, perched upon the upcurved prow, was piping ever quicker, hastening the stroke, and at times stopping the music to cry lustily, “Faster, and faster yet!
piping
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From this reading Her swarthy Phœnician crew were bending to the double tier of oars that rose flashing from the tawny current; while the flute-player, perched upon the upcurved prow, was piping ever quicker, hastening the stroke, and at times stopping the music to cry lustily, “Faster, and faster yet!
poop
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From this reading Under the purple awning above the poop, others were scanning the flying waves, and counting the little mud villages dotting the river-banks.
prow
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From this reading Her swarthy Phœnician crew were bending to the double tier of oars that rose flashing from the tawny current; while the flute-player, perched upon the upcurved prow, was piping ever quicker, hastening the stroke, and at times stopping the music to cry lustily, “Faster, and faster yet!
purple
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From this reading Under the purple awning above the poop, others were scanning the flying waves, and counting the little mud villages dotting the river-banks.
quicker
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From this reading Her swarthy Phœnician crew were bending to the double tier of oars that rose flashing from the tawny current; while the flute-player, perched upon the upcurved prow, was piping ever quicker, hastening the stroke, and at times stopping the music to cry lustily, “Faster, and faster yet!
river
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From this reading BABYLON THE GREAT On a certain day in the month Airu, by men of after days styled April, a bireme was speeding down the river Euphrates.
river-banks
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From this reading Under the purple awning above the poop, others were scanning the flying waves, and counting the little mud villages dotting the river-banks.
rose
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From this reading Her swarthy Phœnician crew were bending to the double tier of oars that rose flashing from the tawny current; while the flute-player, perched upon the upcurved prow, was piping ever quicker, hastening the stroke, and at times stopping the music to cry lustily, “Faster, and faster yet!
scanning
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From this reading Under the purple awning above the poop, others were scanning the flying waves, and counting the little mud villages dotting the river-banks.
sea-horse
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From this reading Whereupon all would answer with a loud, “Ha!”; and make the bireme leap on like a very sea-horse.
speeding
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From this reading BABYLON THE GREAT On a certain day in the month Airu, by men of after days styled April, a bireme was speeding down the river Euphrates.
stopping
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From this reading Her swarthy Phœnician crew were bending to the double tier of oars that rose flashing from the tawny current; while the flute-player, perched upon the upcurved prow, was piping ever quicker, hastening the stroke, and at times stopping the music to cry lustily, “Faster, and faster yet!
stroke
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From this reading Her swarthy Phœnician crew were bending to the double tier of oars that rose flashing from the tawny current; while the flute-player, perched upon the upcurved prow, was piping ever quicker, hastening the stroke, and at times stopping the music to cry lustily, “Faster, and faster yet!
styled
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From this reading BABYLON THE GREAT On a certain day in the month Airu, by men of after days styled April, a bireme was speeding down the river Euphrates.
swarthy
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From this reading Her swarthy Phœnician crew were bending to the double tier of oars that rose flashing from the tawny current; while the flute-player, perched upon the upcurved prow, was piping ever quicker, hastening the stroke, and at times stopping the music to cry lustily, “Faster, and faster yet!
tawny
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From this reading Her swarthy Phœnician crew were bending to the double tier of oars that rose flashing from the tawny current; while the flute-player, perched upon the upcurved prow, was piping ever quicker, hastening the stroke, and at times stopping the music to cry lustily, “Faster, and faster yet!
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Her swarthy Phœnician crew were bending to the double tier of oars that rose flashing from the tawny current; while the flute-player, perched upon the upcurved prow, was piping ever quicker, hastening the stroke, and at times stopping the music to cry lustily, “Faster, and faster yet!
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BABYLON THE GREAT On a certain day in the month Airu, by men of after days styled April, a bireme was speeding down the river Euphrates.
Thirty
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From this reading Thirty furlongs to Babylon now, and cool Helbon wine in the king’s cellars!”
tier
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From this reading Her swarthy Phœnician crew were bending to the double tier of oars that rose flashing from the tawny current; while the flute-player, perched upon the upcurved prow, was piping ever quicker, hastening the stroke, and at times stopping the music to cry lustily, “Faster, and faster yet!
times
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From this reading Her swarthy Phœnician crew were bending to the double tier of oars that rose flashing from the tawny current; while the flute-player, perched upon the upcurved prow, was piping ever quicker, hastening the stroke, and at times stopping the music to cry lustily, “Faster, and faster yet!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Her swarthy Phœnician crew were bending to the double tier of oars that rose flashing from the tawny current; while the flute-player, perched upon the upcurved prow, was piping ever quicker, hastening the stroke, and at times stopping the music to cry lustily, “Faster, and faster yet!
UnderprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Under the purple awning above the poop, others were scanning the flying waves, and counting the little mud villages dotting the river-banks.
upcurved
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From this reading Her swarthy Phœnician crew were bending to the double tier of oars that rose flashing from the tawny current; while the flute-player, perched upon the upcurved prow, was piping ever quicker, hastening the stroke, and at times stopping the music to cry lustily, “Faster, and faster yet!
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Her swarthy Phœnician crew were bending to the double tier of oars that rose flashing from the tawny current; while the flute-player, perched upon the upcurved prow, was piping ever quicker, hastening the stroke, and at times stopping the music to cry lustily, “Faster, and faster yet!
very
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From this reading Whereupon all would answer with a loud, “Ha!”; and make the bireme leap on like a very sea-horse.
villages
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From this reading Under the purple awning above the poop, others were scanning the flying waves, and counting the little mud villages dotting the river-banks.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading BABYLON THE GREAT On a certain day in the month Airu, by men of after days styled April, a bireme was speeding down the river Euphrates.
waves
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From this reading Under the purple awning above the poop, others were scanning the flying waves, and counting the little mud villages dotting the river-banks.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Her swarthy Phœnician crew were bending to the double tier of oars that rose flashing from the tawny current; while the flute-player, perched upon the upcurved prow, was piping ever quicker, hastening the stroke, and at times stopping the music to cry lustily, “Faster, and faster yet!
Whereupon
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From this reading Whereupon all would answer with a loud, “Ha!”; and make the bireme leap on like a very sea-horse.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Her swarthy Phœnician crew were bending to the double tier of oars that rose flashing from the tawny current; while the flute-player, perched upon the upcurved prow, was piping ever quicker, hastening the stroke, and at times stopping the music to cry lustily, “Faster, and faster yet!
wine
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From this reading Thirty furlongs to Babylon now, and cool Helbon wine in the king’s cellars!”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Whereupon all would answer with a loud, “Ha!”; and make the bireme leap on like a very sea-horse.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Whereupon all would answer with a loud, “Ha!”; and make the bireme leap on like a very sea-horse.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Her swarthy Phœnician crew were bending to the double tier of oars that rose flashing from the tawny current; while the flute-player, perched upon the upcurved prow, was piping ever quicker, hastening the stroke, and at times stopping the music to cry lustily, “Faster, and faster yet!
