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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 When the last bars of light had flickered out in the west, there had come a halt; bread and wine were passed among the men, the horses were watered in a canal: and Orasmasdes, chief of the Magians, shook incense into the portable altar carried beside the king, and offered prayer.
Ahura
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From this reading The law of Ahura shall open the way for him; At his right hand speeds Obedience the holy, At his left hand flies powerful Justice, Behind him drives lie-smiting Fire!”
Ahura-Mazda
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From this reading Softly yet clearly rose the song in praise of Mithra, the great minister of Ahura-Mazda:— “His chariot is borne onward by Holiness.
altar
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From this reading When the last bars of light had flickered out in the west, there had come a halt; bread and wine were passed among the men, the horses were watered in a canal: and Orasmasdes, chief of the Magians, shook incense into the portable altar carried beside the king, and offered prayer.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading When the last bars of light had flickered out in the west, there had come a halt; bread and wine were passed among the men, the horses were watered in a canal: and Orasmasdes, chief of the Magians, shook incense into the portable altar carried beside the king, and offered prayer.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When the last bars of light had flickered out in the west, there had come a halt; bread and wine were passed among the men, the horses were watered in a canal: and Orasmasdes, chief of the Magians, shook incense into the portable altar carried beside the king, and offered prayer.
army
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From this reading Since first dusk the army of Cyrus had been in motion: the horse-archers of Tartary, the Hindoo infantry, the Persian lancers.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The law of Ahura shall open the way for him; At his right hand speeds Obedience the holy, At his left hand flies powerful Justice, Behind him drives lie-smiting Fire!”
bars
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From this reading When the last bars of light had flickered out in the west, there had come a halt; bread and wine were passed among the men, the horses were watered in a canal: and Orasmasdes, chief of the Magians, shook incense into the portable altar carried beside the king, and offered prayer.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Since first dusk the army of Cyrus had been in motion: the horse-archers of Tartary, the Hindoo infantry, the Persian lancers.
BehindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The law of Ahura shall open the way for him; At his right hand speeds Obedience the holy, At his left hand flies powerful Justice, Behind him drives lie-smiting Fire!”
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading When the last bars of light had flickered out in the west, there had come a halt; bread and wine were passed among the men, the horses were watered in a canal: and Orasmasdes, chief of the Magians, shook incense into the portable altar carried beside the king, and offered prayer.
blaring
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From this reading The army marched in silence, no kettle-drums thundering, no war-horns blaring, the commands sent softly down the long line, from officer to officer.
borne
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From this reading Softly yet clearly rose the song in praise of Mithra, the great minister of Ahura-Mazda:— “His chariot is borne onward by Holiness.
bread
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From this reading When the last bars of light had flickered out in the west, there had come a halt; bread and wine were passed among the men, the horses were watered in a canal: and Orasmasdes, chief of the Magians, shook incense into the portable altar carried beside the king, and offered prayer.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Softly yet clearly rose the song in praise of Mithra, the great minister of Ahura-Mazda:— “His chariot is borne onward by Holiness.
canal
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From this reading When the last bars of light had flickered out in the west, there had come a halt; bread and wine were passed among the men, the horses were watered in a canal: and Orasmasdes, chief of the Magians, shook incense into the portable altar carried beside the king, and offered prayer.
carried
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From this reading When the last bars of light had flickered out in the west, there had come a halt; bread and wine were passed among the men, the horses were watered in a canal: and Orasmasdes, chief of the Magians, shook incense into the portable altar carried beside the king, and offered prayer.
chariot
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From this reading Softly yet clearly rose the song in praise of Mithra, the great minister of Ahura-Mazda:— “His chariot is borne onward by Holiness.
chief
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From this reading When the last bars of light had flickered out in the west, there had come a halt; bread and wine were passed among the men, the horses were watered in a canal: and Orasmasdes, chief of the Magians, shook incense into the portable altar carried beside the king, and offered prayer.
clearly
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From this reading Softly yet clearly rose the song in praise of Mithra, the great minister of Ahura-Mazda:— “His chariot is borne onward by Holiness.
come
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From this reading When the last bars of light had flickered out in the west, there had come a halt; bread and wine were passed among the men, the horses were watered in a canal: and Orasmasdes, chief of the Magians, shook incense into the portable altar carried beside the king, and offered prayer.
commands
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From this reading The army marched in silence, no kettle-drums thundering, no war-horns blaring, the commands sent softly down the long line, from officer to officer.
Cyrus
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From this reading Since first dusk the army of Cyrus had been in motion: the horse-archers of Tartary, the Hindoo infantry, the Persian lancers.
down
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From this reading The army marched in silence, no kettle-drums thundering, no war-horns blaring, the commands sent softly down the long line, from officer to officer.
drives
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From this reading The law of Ahura shall open the way for him; At his right hand speeds Obedience the holy, At his left hand flies powerful Justice, Behind him drives lie-smiting Fire!”
dusk
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From this reading Since first dusk the army of Cyrus had been in motion: the horse-archers of Tartary, the Hindoo infantry, the Persian lancers.
Fire
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From this reading The law of Ahura shall open the way for him; At his right hand speeds Obedience the holy, At his left hand flies powerful Justice, Behind him drives lie-smiting Fire!”
first
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From this reading Since first dusk the army of Cyrus had been in motion: the horse-archers of Tartary, the Hindoo infantry, the Persian lancers.
flickered
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From this reading When the last bars of light had flickered out in the west, there had come a halt; bread and wine were passed among the men, the horses were watered in a canal: and Orasmasdes, chief of the Magians, shook incense into the portable altar carried beside the king, and offered prayer.
flies
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From this reading The law of Ahura shall open the way for him; At his right hand speeds Obedience the holy, At his left hand flies powerful Justice, Behind him drives lie-smiting Fire!”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The law of Ahura shall open the way for him; At his right hand speeds Obedience the holy, At his left hand flies powerful Justice, Behind him drives lie-smiting Fire!”
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The army marched in silence, no kettle-drums thundering, no war-horns blaring, the commands sent softly down the long line, from officer to officer.
great
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From this reading Softly yet clearly rose the song in praise of Mithra, the great minister of Ahura-Mazda:— “His chariot is borne onward by Holiness.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Since first dusk the army of Cyrus had been in motion: the horse-archers of Tartary, the Hindoo infantry, the Persian lancers.
halt
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From this reading When the last bars of light had flickered out in the west, there had come a halt; bread and wine were passed among the men, the horses were watered in a canal: and Orasmasdes, chief of the Magians, shook incense into the portable altar carried beside the king, and offered prayer.
hand
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From this reading The law of Ahura shall open the way for him; At his right hand speeds Obedience the holy, At his left hand flies powerful Justice, Behind him drives lie-smiting Fire!”
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The law of Ahura shall open the way for him; At his right hand speeds Obedience the holy, At his left hand flies powerful Justice, Behind him drives lie-smiting Fire!”
Hindoo
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From this reading Since first dusk the army of Cyrus had been in motion: the horse-archers of Tartary, the Hindoo infantry, the Persian lancers.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Softly yet clearly rose the song in praise of Mithra, the great minister of Ahura-Mazda:— “His chariot is borne onward by Holiness.
Holiness
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From this reading Softly yet clearly rose the song in praise of Mithra, the great minister of Ahura-Mazda:— “His chariot is borne onward by Holiness.
holy
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From this reading The law of Ahura shall open the way for him; At his right hand speeds Obedience the holy, At his left hand flies powerful Justice, Behind him drives lie-smiting Fire!”
horse-archers
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From this reading Since first dusk the army of Cyrus had been in motion: the horse-archers of Tartary, the Hindoo infantry, the Persian lancers.
horses
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From this reading When the last bars of light had flickered out in the west, there had come a halt; bread and wine were passed among the men, the horses were watered in a canal: and Orasmasdes, chief of the Magians, shook incense into the portable altar carried beside the king, and offered prayer.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Since first dusk the army of Cyrus had been in motion: the horse-archers of Tartary, the Hindoo infantry, the Persian lancers.
incense
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From this reading When the last bars of light had flickered out in the west, there had come a halt; bread and wine were passed among the men, the horses were watered in a canal: and Orasmasdes, chief of the Magians, shook incense into the portable altar carried beside the king, and offered prayer.
infantry
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From this reading Since first dusk the army of Cyrus had been in motion: the horse-archers of Tartary, the Hindoo infantry, the Persian lancers.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading When the last bars of light had flickered out in the west, there had come a halt; bread and wine were passed among the men, the horses were watered in a canal: and Orasmasdes, chief of the Magians, shook incense into the portable altar carried beside the king, and offered prayer.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Softly yet clearly rose the song in praise of Mithra, the great minister of Ahura-Mazda:— “His chariot is borne onward by Holiness.
Justice
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From this reading The law of Ahura shall open the way for him; At his right hand speeds Obedience the holy, At his left hand flies powerful Justice, Behind him drives lie-smiting Fire!”
kettle-drums
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From this reading The army marched in silence, no kettle-drums thundering, no war-horns blaring, the commands sent softly down the long line, from officer to officer.
king
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From this reading When the last bars of light had flickered out in the west, there had come a halt; bread and wine were passed among the men, the horses were watered in a canal: and Orasmasdes, chief of the Magians, shook incense into the portable altar carried beside the king, and offered prayer.
lancers
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From this reading Since first dusk the army of Cyrus had been in motion: the horse-archers of Tartary, the Hindoo infantry, the Persian lancers.
last
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From this reading When the last bars of light had flickered out in the west, there had come a halt; bread and wine were passed among the men, the horses were watered in a canal: and Orasmasdes, chief of the Magians, shook incense into the portable altar carried beside the king, and offered prayer.
law
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From this reading The law of Ahura shall open the way for him; At his right hand speeds Obedience the holy, At his left hand flies powerful Justice, Behind him drives lie-smiting Fire!”
left
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From this reading The law of Ahura shall open the way for him; At his right hand speeds Obedience the holy, At his left hand flies powerful Justice, Behind him drives lie-smiting Fire!”
lie-smiting
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From this reading The law of Ahura shall open the way for him; At his right hand speeds Obedience the holy, At his left hand flies powerful Justice, Behind him drives lie-smiting Fire!”
light
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From this reading When the last bars of light had flickered out in the west, there had come a halt; bread and wine were passed among the men, the horses were watered in a canal: and Orasmasdes, chief of the Magians, shook incense into the portable altar carried beside the king, and offered prayer.
line
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From this reading The army marched in silence, no kettle-drums thundering, no war-horns blaring, the commands sent softly down the long line, from officer to officer.
long
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From this reading The army marched in silence, no kettle-drums thundering, no war-horns blaring, the commands sent softly down the long line, from officer to officer.
Magians
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From this reading When the last bars of light had flickered out in the west, there had come a halt; bread and wine were passed among the men, the horses were watered in a canal: and Orasmasdes, chief of the Magians, shook incense into the portable altar carried beside the king, and offered prayer.
marched
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From this reading The army marched in silence, no kettle-drums thundering, no war-horns blaring, the commands sent softly down the long line, from officer to officer.
men
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From this reading When the last bars of light had flickered out in the west, there had come a halt; bread and wine were passed among the men, the horses were watered in a canal: and Orasmasdes, chief of the Magians, shook incense into the portable altar carried beside the king, and offered prayer.
minister
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From this reading Softly yet clearly rose the song in praise of Mithra, the great minister of Ahura-Mazda:— “His chariot is borne onward by Holiness.
Mithra
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From this reading Softly yet clearly rose the song in praise of Mithra, the great minister of Ahura-Mazda:— “His chariot is borne onward by Holiness.
motion
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From this reading Since first dusk the army of Cyrus had been in motion: the horse-archers of Tartary, the Hindoo infantry, the Persian lancers.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The army marched in silence, no kettle-drums thundering, no war-horns blaring, the commands sent softly down the long line, from officer to officer.
Obedience
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From this reading The law of Ahura shall open the way for him; At his right hand speeds Obedience the holy, At his left hand flies powerful Justice, Behind him drives lie-smiting Fire!”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Since first dusk the army of Cyrus had been in motion: the horse-archers of Tartary, the Hindoo infantry, the Persian lancers.
offered
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From this reading When the last bars of light had flickered out in the west, there had come a halt; bread and wine were passed among the men, the horses were watered in a canal: and Orasmasdes, chief of the Magians, shook incense into the portable altar carried beside the king, and offered prayer.
officer
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From this reading The army marched in silence, no kettle-drums thundering, no war-horns blaring, the commands sent softly down the long line, from officer to officer.
onward
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From this reading Softly yet clearly rose the song in praise of Mithra, the great minister of Ahura-Mazda:— “His chariot is borne onward by Holiness.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The law of Ahura shall open the way for him; At his right hand speeds Obedience the holy, At his left hand flies powerful Justice, Behind him drives lie-smiting Fire!”
Orasmasdes
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From this reading When the last bars of light had flickered out in the west, there had come a halt; bread and wine were passed among the men, the horses were watered in a canal: and Orasmasdes, chief of the Magians, shook incense into the portable altar carried beside the king, and offered prayer.
out
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From this reading When the last bars of light had flickered out in the west, there had come a halt; bread and wine were passed among the men, the horses were watered in a canal: and Orasmasdes, chief of the Magians, shook incense into the portable altar carried beside the king, and offered prayer.
passed
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From this reading When the last bars of light had flickered out in the west, there had come a halt; bread and wine were passed among the men, the horses were watered in a canal: and Orasmasdes, chief of the Magians, shook incense into the portable altar carried beside the king, and offered prayer.
Persian
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From this reading Since first dusk the army of Cyrus had been in motion: the horse-archers of Tartary, the Hindoo infantry, the Persian lancers.
portable
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From this reading When the last bars of light had flickered out in the west, there had come a halt; bread and wine were passed among the men, the horses were watered in a canal: and Orasmasdes, chief of the Magians, shook incense into the portable altar carried beside the king, and offered prayer.
powerful
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From this reading The law of Ahura shall open the way for him; At his right hand speeds Obedience the holy, At his left hand flies powerful Justice, Behind him drives lie-smiting Fire!”
praise
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From this reading Softly yet clearly rose the song in praise of Mithra, the great minister of Ahura-Mazda:— “His chariot is borne onward by Holiness.
prayer
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From this reading When the last bars of light had flickered out in the west, there had come a halt; bread and wine were passed among the men, the horses were watered in a canal: and Orasmasdes, chief of the Magians, shook incense into the portable altar carried beside the king, and offered prayer.
right
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From this reading The law of Ahura shall open the way for him; At his right hand speeds Obedience the holy, At his left hand flies powerful Justice, Behind him drives lie-smiting Fire!”
rose
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From this reading Softly yet clearly rose the song in praise of Mithra, the great minister of Ahura-Mazda:— “His chariot is borne onward by Holiness.
sent
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From this reading The army marched in silence, no kettle-drums thundering, no war-horns blaring, the commands sent softly down the long line, from officer to officer.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading The law of Ahura shall open the way for him; At his right hand speeds Obedience the holy, At his left hand flies powerful Justice, Behind him drives lie-smiting Fire!”
shook
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From this reading When the last bars of light had flickered out in the west, there had come a halt; bread and wine were passed among the men, the horses were watered in a canal: and Orasmasdes, chief of the Magians, shook incense into the portable altar carried beside the king, and offered prayer.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading The army marched in silence, no kettle-drums thundering, no war-horns blaring, the commands sent softly down the long line, from officer to officer.
SinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Since first dusk the army of Cyrus had been in motion: the horse-archers of Tartary, the Hindoo infantry, the Persian lancers.
softly
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From this reading The army marched in silence, no kettle-drums thundering, no war-horns blaring, the commands sent softly down the long line, from officer to officer.
song
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From this reading Softly yet clearly rose the song in praise of Mithra, the great minister of Ahura-Mazda:— “His chariot is borne onward by Holiness.
speeds
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From this reading The law of Ahura shall open the way for him; At his right hand speeds Obedience the holy, At his left hand flies powerful Justice, Behind him drives lie-smiting Fire!”
Tartary
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From this reading Since first dusk the army of Cyrus had been in motion: the horse-archers of Tartary, the Hindoo infantry, the Persian lancers.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Since first dusk the army of Cyrus had been in motion: the horse-archers of Tartary, the Hindoo infantry, the Persian lancers.
there
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From this reading When the last bars of light had flickered out in the west, there had come a halt; bread and wine were passed among the men, the horses were watered in a canal: and Orasmasdes, chief of the Magians, shook incense into the portable altar carried beside the king, and offered prayer.
thundering
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From this reading The army marched in silence, no kettle-drums thundering, no war-horns blaring, the commands sent softly down the long line, from officer to officer.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The army marched in silence, no kettle-drums thundering, no war-horns blaring, the commands sent softly down the long line, from officer to officer.
war-horns
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From this reading The army marched in silence, no kettle-drums thundering, no war-horns blaring, the commands sent softly down the long line, from officer to officer.
watered
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From this reading When the last bars of light had flickered out in the west, there had come a halt; bread and wine were passed among the men, the horses were watered in a canal: and Orasmasdes, chief of the Magians, shook incense into the portable altar carried beside the king, and offered prayer.
way
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From this reading The law of Ahura shall open the way for him; At his right hand speeds Obedience the holy, At his left hand flies powerful Justice, Behind him drives lie-smiting Fire!”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading When the last bars of light had flickered out in the west, there had come a halt; bread and wine were passed among the men, the horses were watered in a canal: and Orasmasdes, chief of the Magians, shook incense into the portable altar carried beside the king, and offered prayer.
west
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From this reading When the last bars of light had flickered out in the west, there had come a halt; bread and wine were passed among the men, the horses were watered in a canal: and Orasmasdes, chief of the Magians, shook incense into the portable altar carried beside the king, and offered prayer.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When the last bars of light had flickered out in the west, there had come a halt; bread and wine were passed among the men, the horses were watered in a canal: and Orasmasdes, chief of the Magians, shook incense into the portable altar carried beside the king, and offered prayer.
wine
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From this reading When the last bars of light had flickered out in the west, there had come a halt; bread and wine were passed among the men, the horses were watered in a canal: and Orasmasdes, chief of the Magians, shook incense into the portable altar carried beside the king, and offered prayer.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Softly yet clearly rose the song in praise of Mithra, the great minister of Ahura-Mazda:— “His chariot is borne onward by Holiness.
