used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The execution of the generals was a blow of such severity that Callias was absolutely prostrated by it.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading The execution of the generals was a blow of such severity that Callias was absolutely prostrated by it.
make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading That his country should be capable of such ingratitude and folly, should allow private revenge or party spite to deprive her of the generals who could lead her troops to victory made it impossible to hope.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As a patriotic Athenian he felt overwhelmed both with shame and with despair.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The end must be near, for the gods must have smitten her with the madness which they send upon those whom they are determined to destroy.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As a patriotic Athenian he felt overwhelmed both with shame and with despair.
AtheniannounUS /əˈθiːniən/
a resident of Athens
From this reading As a patriotic Athenian he felt overwhelmed both with shame and with despair.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading That his country should be capable of such ingratitude and folly, should allow private revenge or party spite to deprive her of the generals who could lead her troops to victory made it impossible to hope.
exhale hard
From this reading The execution of the generals was a blow of such severity that Callias was absolutely prostrated by it.
the two together, not just one
From this reading As a patriotic Athenian he felt overwhelmed both with shame and with despair.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The execution of the generals was a blow of such severity that Callias was absolutely prostrated by it.
Callias
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From this reading The execution of the generals was a blow of such severity that Callias was absolutely prostrated by it.
(usually followed by “of”) having capacity or ability
From this reading That his country should be capable of such ingratitude and folly, should allow private revenge or party spite to deprive her of the generals who could lead her troops to victory made it impossible to hope.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading That his country should be capable of such ingratitude and folly, should allow private revenge or party spite to deprive her of the generals who could lead her troops to victory made it impossible to hope.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading That his country should be capable of such ingratitude and folly, should allow private revenge or party spite to deprive her of the generals who could lead her troops to victory made it impossible to hope.
depriveverbUS /dɪˈpraɪv/
take away possessions from someone
From this reading That his country should be capable of such ingratitude and folly, should allow private revenge or party spite to deprive her of the generals who could lead her troops to victory made it impossible to hope.
a state in which all hope is lost or absent
From this reading As a patriotic Athenian he felt overwhelmed both with shame and with despair.
do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of
From this reading The end must be near, for the gods must have smitten her with the madness which they send upon those whom they are determined to destroy.
characterized by great determination
From this reading The end must be near, for the gods must have smitten her with the madness which they send upon those whom they are determined to destroy.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading The end must be near, for the gods must have smitten her with the madness which they send upon those whom they are determined to destroy.
executionnounUS /ˌeksəˈkjuːʃən/
putting a condemned person to death
From this reading The execution of the generals was a blow of such severity that Callias was absolutely prostrated by it.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading As a patriotic Athenian he felt overwhelmed both with shame and with despair.
the trait of acting stupidly or rashly
From this reading That his country should be capable of such ingratitude and folly, should allow private revenge or party spite to deprive her of the generals who could lead her troops to victory made it impossible to hope.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The end must be near, for the gods must have smitten her with the madness which they send upon those whom they are determined to destroy.
generalsnounUS /ˈdʒenərəlz/
plural of “general” — a general officer of the highest rank
From this reading The execution of the generals was a blow of such severity that Callias was absolutely prostrated by it.
plural of “god” — the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading The end must be near, for the gods must have smitten her with the madness which they send upon those whom they are determined to destroy.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The end must be near, for the gods must have smitten her with the madness which they send upon those whom they are determined to destroy.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As a patriotic Athenian he felt overwhelmed both with shame and with despair.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading That his country should be capable of such ingratitude and folly, should allow private revenge or party spite to deprive her of the generals who could lead her troops to victory made it impossible to hope.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading That his country should be capable of such ingratitude and folly, should allow private revenge or party spite to deprive her of the generals who could lead her troops to victory made it impossible to hope.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading That his country should be capable of such ingratitude and folly, should allow private revenge or party spite to deprive her of the generals who could lead her troops to victory made it impossible to hope.
not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
From this reading That his country should be capable of such ingratitude and folly, should allow private revenge or party spite to deprive her of the generals who could lead her troops to victory made it impossible to hope.
ingratitudenoun
a lack of gratitude
From this reading That his country should be capable of such ingratitude and folly, should allow private revenge or party spite to deprive her of the generals who could lead her troops to victory made it impossible to hope.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The execution of the generals was a blow of such severity that Callias was absolutely prostrated by it.
take somebody somewhere
From this reading That his country should be capable of such ingratitude and folly, should allow private revenge or party spite to deprive her of the generals who could lead her troops to victory made it impossible to hope.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading That his country should be capable of such ingratitude and folly, should allow private revenge or party spite to deprive her of the generals who could lead her troops to victory made it impossible to hope.
madnessnounUS /ˈmædnəs/
obsolete terms for legal insanity
From this reading The end must be near, for the gods must have smitten her with the madness which they send upon those whom they are determined to destroy.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The end must be near, for the gods must have smitten her with the madness which they send upon those whom they are determined to destroy.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading The end must be near, for the gods must have smitten her with the madness which they send upon those whom they are determined to destroy.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The execution of the generals was a blow of such severity that Callias was absolutely prostrated by it.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading That his country should be capable of such ingratitude and folly, should allow private revenge or party spite to deprive her of the generals who could lead her troops to victory made it impossible to hope.
overwhelmedverbUS /ˌoʊvərˈwelmd/
past form of “overwhelm” — overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
From this reading As a patriotic Athenian he felt overwhelmed both with shame and with despair.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading That his country should be capable of such ingratitude and folly, should allow private revenge or party spite to deprive her of the generals who could lead her troops to victory made it impossible to hope.
patrioticadjectiveUS /ˌpeɪtriˈɑːtɪk/
inspired by love for your country
From this reading As a patriotic Athenian he felt overwhelmed both with shame and with despair.
confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy
From this reading That his country should be capable of such ingratitude and folly, should allow private revenge or party spite to deprive her of the generals who could lead her troops to victory made it impossible to hope.
prostrated
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From this reading The execution of the generals was a blow of such severity that Callias was absolutely prostrated by it.
RESCUEDadjectiveUS /ˈreskjuːd/
delivered from danger
From this reading RESCUED.
action taken in return for an injury or offense
From this reading That his country should be capable of such ingratitude and folly, should allow private revenge or party spite to deprive her of the generals who could lead her troops to victory made it impossible to hope.
cause to go somewhere
From this reading The end must be near, for the gods must have smitten her with the madness which they send upon those whom they are determined to destroy.
severitynounUS /sɪˈverɪti/
used of the degree of something undesirable e.g. pain or weather
From this reading The execution of the generals was a blow of such severity that Callias was absolutely prostrated by it.
a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt
From this reading As a patriotic Athenian he felt overwhelmed both with shame and with despair.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading That his country should be capable of such ingratitude and folly, should allow private revenge or party spite to deprive her of the generals who could lead her troops to victory made it impossible to hope.
smittenadjectiveUS /ˈsmɪtən/
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading The end must be near, for the gods must have smitten her with the madness which they send upon those whom they are determined to destroy.
feeling a need to see others suffer
From this reading That his country should be capable of such ingratitude and folly, should allow private revenge or party spite to deprive her of the generals who could lead her troops to victory made it impossible to hope.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The execution of the generals was a blow of such severity that Callias was absolutely prostrated by it.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The execution of the generals was a blow of such severity that Callias was absolutely prostrated by it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The execution of the generals was a blow of such severity that Callias was absolutely prostrated by it.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The end must be near, for the gods must have smitten her with the madness which they send upon those whom they are determined to destroy.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The end must be near, for the gods must have smitten her with the madness which they send upon those whom they are determined to destroy.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That his country should be capable of such ingratitude and folly, should allow private revenge or party spite to deprive her of the generals who could lead her troops to victory made it impossible to hope.
soldiers collectively
From this reading That his country should be capable of such ingratitude and folly, should allow private revenge or party spite to deprive her of the generals who could lead her troops to victory made it impossible to hope.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The end must be near, for the gods must have smitten her with the madness which they send upon those whom they are determined to destroy.
a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading That his country should be capable of such ingratitude and folly, should allow private revenge or party spite to deprive her of the generals who could lead her troops to victory made it impossible to hope.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The execution of the generals was a blow of such severity that Callias was absolutely prostrated by it.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The end must be near, for the gods must have smitten her with the madness which they send upon those whom they are determined to destroy.
which person or people
From this reading That his country should be capable of such ingratitude and folly, should allow private revenge or party spite to deprive her of the generals who could lead her troops to victory made it impossible to hope.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The end must be near, for the gods must have smitten her with the madness which they send upon those whom they are determined to destroy.
in the company of; together with
From this reading As a patriotic Athenian he felt overwhelmed both with shame and with despair.
