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aching
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From this reading Atossa awoke the morning after the feast with the same aching heart she had carried for more than one weary night and day.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Atossa awoke the morning after the feast with the same aching heart she had carried for more than one weary night and day.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading He had sat beside Belshazzar, and all through the feast she had been arraying the two men against each other,—and the All-Seeing knew who found favour in her partial eyes!
all
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From this reading He had sat beside Belshazzar, and all through the feast she had been arraying the two men against each other,—and the All-Seeing knew who found favour in her partial eyes!
All-Seeing
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From this reading He had sat beside Belshazzar, and all through the feast she had been arraying the two men against each other,—and the All-Seeing knew who found favour in her partial eyes!
Already
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From this reading Already Pharnaces, the subordinate envoy, had started for Susa to inform Cyrus of the splendour of his prospective son-in-law.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Atossa awoke the morning after the feast with the same aching heart she had carried for more than one weary night and day.
arraying
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From this reading He had sat beside Belshazzar, and all through the feast she had been arraying the two men against each other,—and the All-Seeing knew who found favour in her partial eyes!
Atossa
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From this reading Atossa awoke the morning after the feast with the same aching heart she had carried for more than one weary night and day.
awoke
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From this reading Atossa awoke the morning after the feast with the same aching heart she had carried for more than one weary night and day.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had sat beside Belshazzar, and all through the feast she had been arraying the two men against each other,—and the All-Seeing knew who found favour in her partial eyes!
Belshazzar
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From this reading He had sat beside Belshazzar, and all through the feast she had been arraying the two men against each other,—and the All-Seeing knew who found favour in her partial eyes!
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading He had sat beside Belshazzar, and all through the feast she had been arraying the two men against each other,—and the All-Seeing knew who found favour in her partial eyes!
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the deed was done, and no human chance promised to mend it.
carried
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From this reading Atossa awoke the morning after the feast with the same aching heart she had carried for more than one weary night and day.
chance
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From this reading But the deed was done, and no human chance promised to mend it.
Cyrus
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From this reading Already Pharnaces, the subordinate envoy, had started for Susa to inform Cyrus of the splendour of his prospective son-in-law.
Darius
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From this reading She had probably spoken with Darius for the last time.
day
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From this reading Atossa awoke the morning after the feast with the same aching heart she had carried for more than one weary night and day.
deed
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From this reading But the deed was done, and no human chance promised to mend it.
done
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From this reading But the deed was done, and no human chance promised to mend it.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading He had sat beside Belshazzar, and all through the feast she had been arraying the two men against each other,—and the All-Seeing knew who found favour in her partial eyes!
envoy
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From this reading Already Pharnaces, the subordinate envoy, had started for Susa to inform Cyrus of the splendour of his prospective son-in-law.
eyes
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From this reading He had sat beside Belshazzar, and all through the feast she had been arraying the two men against each other,—and the All-Seeing knew who found favour in her partial eyes!
favour
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From this reading He had sat beside Belshazzar, and all through the feast she had been arraying the two men against each other,—and the All-Seeing knew who found favour in her partial eyes!
feast
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From this reading Atossa awoke the morning after the feast with the same aching heart she had carried for more than one weary night and day.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Atossa awoke the morning after the feast with the same aching heart she had carried for more than one weary night and day.
found
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From this reading He had sat beside Belshazzar, and all through the feast she had been arraying the two men against each other,—and the All-Seeing knew who found favour in her partial eyes!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Atossa awoke the morning after the feast with the same aching heart she had carried for more than one weary night and day.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had sat beside Belshazzar, and all through the feast she had been arraying the two men against each other,—and the All-Seeing knew who found favour in her partial eyes!
heart
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From this reading Atossa awoke the morning after the feast with the same aching heart she had carried for more than one weary night and day.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He had sat beside Belshazzar, and all through the feast she had been arraying the two men against each other,—and the All-Seeing knew who found favour in her partial eyes!
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Already Pharnaces, the subordinate envoy, had started for Susa to inform Cyrus of the splendour of his prospective son-in-law.
human
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From this reading But the deed was done, and no human chance promised to mend it.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had sat beside Belshazzar, and all through the feast she had been arraying the two men against each other,—and the All-Seeing knew who found favour in her partial eyes!
inform
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From this reading Already Pharnaces, the subordinate envoy, had started for Susa to inform Cyrus of the splendour of his prospective son-in-law.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But the deed was done, and no human chance promised to mend it.
knew
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From this reading He had sat beside Belshazzar, and all through the feast she had been arraying the two men against each other,—and the All-Seeing knew who found favour in her partial eyes!
last
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From this reading She had probably spoken with Darius for the last time.
men
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From this reading He had sat beside Belshazzar, and all through the feast she had been arraying the two men against each other,—and the All-Seeing knew who found favour in her partial eyes!
mend
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From this reading But the deed was done, and no human chance promised to mend it.
more
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From this reading Atossa awoke the morning after the feast with the same aching heart she had carried for more than one weary night and day.
morning
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From this reading Atossa awoke the morning after the feast with the same aching heart she had carried for more than one weary night and day.
night
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From this reading Atossa awoke the morning after the feast with the same aching heart she had carried for more than one weary night and day.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading But the deed was done, and no human chance promised to mend it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Already Pharnaces, the subordinate envoy, had started for Susa to inform Cyrus of the splendour of his prospective son-in-law.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Atossa awoke the morning after the feast with the same aching heart she had carried for more than one weary night and day.
other
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From this reading He had sat beside Belshazzar, and all through the feast she had been arraying the two men against each other,—and the All-Seeing knew who found favour in her partial eyes!
partial
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From this reading He had sat beside Belshazzar, and all through the feast she had been arraying the two men against each other,—and the All-Seeing knew who found favour in her partial eyes!
Pharnaces
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From this reading Already Pharnaces, the subordinate envoy, had started for Susa to inform Cyrus of the splendour of his prospective son-in-law.
probably
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From this reading She had probably spoken with Darius for the last time.
promised
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From this reading But the deed was done, and no human chance promised to mend it.
prospective
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From this reading Already Pharnaces, the subordinate envoy, had started for Susa to inform Cyrus of the splendour of his prospective son-in-law.
sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/
Identical; not different.
From this reading Atossa awoke the morning after the feast with the same aching heart she had carried for more than one weary night and day.
sat
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From this reading He had sat beside Belshazzar, and all through the feast she had been arraying the two men against each other,—and the All-Seeing knew who found favour in her partial eyes!
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Atossa awoke the morning after the feast with the same aching heart she had carried for more than one weary night and day.
son-in-law
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From this reading Already Pharnaces, the subordinate envoy, had started for Susa to inform Cyrus of the splendour of his prospective son-in-law.
splendournounUS /ˈsplendər/
magnificent and impressive appearance
From this reading Already Pharnaces, the subordinate envoy, had started for Susa to inform Cyrus of the splendour of his prospective son-in-law.
spoken
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From this reading She had probably spoken with Darius for the last time.
started
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From this reading Already Pharnaces, the subordinate envoy, had started for Susa to inform Cyrus of the splendour of his prospective son-in-law.
subordinate
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From this reading Already Pharnaces, the subordinate envoy, had started for Susa to inform Cyrus of the splendour of his prospective son-in-law.
Susa
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From this reading Already Pharnaces, the subordinate envoy, had started for Susa to inform Cyrus of the splendour of his prospective son-in-law.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Atossa awoke the morning after the feast with the same aching heart she had carried for more than one weary night and day.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Atossa awoke the morning after the feast with the same aching heart she had carried for more than one weary night and day.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading He had sat beside Belshazzar, and all through the feast she had been arraying the two men against each other,—and the All-Seeing knew who found favour in her partial eyes!
time
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From this reading She had probably spoken with Darius for the last time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But the deed was done, and no human chance promised to mend it.
two
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From this reading He had sat beside Belshazzar, and all through the feast she had been arraying the two men against each other,—and the All-Seeing knew who found favour in her partial eyes!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But the deed was done, and no human chance promised to mend it.
weary
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From this reading Atossa awoke the morning after the feast with the same aching heart she had carried for more than one weary night and day.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He had sat beside Belshazzar, and all through the feast she had been arraying the two men against each other,—and the All-Seeing knew who found favour in her partial eyes!
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Atossa awoke the morning after the feast with the same aching heart she had carried for more than one weary night and day.
