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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 He adopted a more popular and gracious demeanour, and seemed, with a noble grace, to submit to the policy of conciliating the allies.
adopted
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From this reading He adopted a more popular and gracious demeanour, and seemed, with a noble grace, to submit to the policy of conciliating the allies.
allies
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From this reading He adopted a more popular and gracious demeanour, and seemed, with a noble grace, to submit to the policy of conciliating the allies.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading For some days, an appearance at least of harmony was restored to the contending factions in the Byzantine camp.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Pausanias did not dismiss Gongylus from the government of the city; but he sent one by one for the more important of the Ionian complainants, listened to their grievances, and promised redress.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading For some days, an appearance at least of harmony was restored to the contending factions in the Byzantine camp.
arose
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From this reading But discontent arose from causes beyond his power, had he genuinely exerted it, to remove.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading For some days, an appearance at least of harmony was restored to the contending factions in the Byzantine camp.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading But discontent arose from causes beyond his power, had he genuinely exerted it, to remove.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Pausanias did not dismiss Gongylus from the government of the city; but he sent one by one for the more important of the Ionian complainants, listened to their grievances, and promised redress.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Pausanias did not dismiss Gongylus from the government of the city; but he sent one by one for the more important of the Ionian complainants, listened to their grievances, and promised redress.
Byzantine
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From this reading For some days, an appearance at least of harmony was restored to the contending factions in the Byzantine camp.
camp
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From this reading For some days, an appearance at least of harmony was restored to the contending factions in the Byzantine camp.
causes
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From this reading But discontent arose from causes beyond his power, had he genuinely exerted it, to remove.
city
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From this reading Pausanias did not dismiss Gongylus from the government of the city; but he sent one by one for the more important of the Ionian complainants, listened to their grievances, and promised redress.
complainants
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From this reading Pausanias did not dismiss Gongylus from the government of the city; but he sent one by one for the more important of the Ionian complainants, listened to their grievances, and promised redress.
conciliating
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From this reading He adopted a more popular and gracious demeanour, and seemed, with a noble grace, to submit to the policy of conciliating the allies.
contending
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From this reading For some days, an appearance at least of harmony was restored to the contending factions in the Byzantine camp.
days
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From this reading For some days, an appearance at least of harmony was restored to the contending factions in the Byzantine camp.
demeanour
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From this reading He adopted a more popular and gracious demeanour, and seemed, with a noble grace, to submit to the policy of conciliating the allies.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Pausanias did not dismiss Gongylus from the government of the city; but he sent one by one for the more important of the Ionian complainants, listened to their grievances, and promised redress.
discontent
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From this reading But discontent arose from causes beyond his power, had he genuinely exerted it, to remove.
dismiss
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From this reading Pausanias did not dismiss Gongylus from the government of the city; but he sent one by one for the more important of the Ionian complainants, listened to their grievances, and promised redress.
exerted
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From this reading But discontent arose from causes beyond his power, had he genuinely exerted it, to remove.
factions
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From this reading For some days, an appearance at least of harmony was restored to the contending factions in the Byzantine camp.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For some days, an appearance at least of harmony was restored to the contending factions in the Byzantine camp.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Pausanias did not dismiss Gongylus from the government of the city; but he sent one by one for the more important of the Ionian complainants, listened to their grievances, and promised redress.
genuinely
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From this reading But discontent arose from causes beyond his power, had he genuinely exerted it, to remove.
Gongylus
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From this reading Pausanias did not dismiss Gongylus from the government of the city; but he sent one by one for the more important of the Ionian complainants, listened to their grievances, and promised redress.
government
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From this reading Pausanias did not dismiss Gongylus from the government of the city; but he sent one by one for the more important of the Ionian complainants, listened to their grievances, and promised redress.
grace
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From this reading He adopted a more popular and gracious demeanour, and seemed, with a noble grace, to submit to the policy of conciliating the allies.
gracious
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From this reading He adopted a more popular and gracious demeanour, and seemed, with a noble grace, to submit to the policy of conciliating the allies.
grievances
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From this reading Pausanias did not dismiss Gongylus from the government of the city; but he sent one by one for the more important of the Ionian complainants, listened to their grievances, and promised redress.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But discontent arose from causes beyond his power, had he genuinely exerted it, to remove.
harmony
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From this reading For some days, an appearance at least of harmony was restored to the contending factions in the Byzantine camp.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Pausanias did not dismiss Gongylus from the government of the city; but he sent one by one for the more important of the Ionian complainants, listened to their grievances, and promised redress.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But discontent arose from causes beyond his power, had he genuinely exerted it, to remove.
hostility
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From this reading For it was a discontent that lay in the hostility of race to race.
important
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From this reading Pausanias did not dismiss Gongylus from the government of the city; but he sent one by one for the more important of the Ionian complainants, listened to their grievances, and promised redress.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For some days, an appearance at least of harmony was restored to the contending factions in the Byzantine camp.
Ionian
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From this reading Pausanias did not dismiss Gongylus from the government of the city; but he sent one by one for the more important of the Ionian complainants, listened to their grievances, and promised redress.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But discontent arose from causes beyond his power, had he genuinely exerted it, to remove.
lay
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From this reading For it was a discontent that lay in the hostility of race to race.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For some days, an appearance at least of harmony was restored to the contending factions in the Byzantine camp.
listened
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From this reading Pausanias did not dismiss Gongylus from the government of the city; but he sent one by one for the more important of the Ionian complainants, listened to their grievances, and promised redress.
more
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From this reading Pausanias did not dismiss Gongylus from the government of the city; but he sent one by one for the more important of the Ionian complainants, listened to their grievances, and promised redress.
noble
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From this reading He adopted a more popular and gracious demeanour, and seemed, with a noble grace, to submit to the policy of conciliating the allies.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Pausanias did not dismiss Gongylus from the government of the city; but he sent one by one for the more important of the Ionian complainants, listened to their grievances, and promised redress.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For some days, an appearance at least of harmony was restored to the contending factions in the Byzantine camp.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Pausanias did not dismiss Gongylus from the government of the city; but he sent one by one for the more important of the Ionian complainants, listened to their grievances, and promised redress.
Pausanias
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From this reading Pausanias did not dismiss Gongylus from the government of the city; but he sent one by one for the more important of the Ionian complainants, listened to their grievances, and promised redress.
policy
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From this reading He adopted a more popular and gracious demeanour, and seemed, with a noble grace, to submit to the policy of conciliating the allies.
popular
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From this reading He adopted a more popular and gracious demeanour, and seemed, with a noble grace, to submit to the policy of conciliating the allies.
power
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From this reading But discontent arose from causes beyond his power, had he genuinely exerted it, to remove.
promised
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From this reading Pausanias did not dismiss Gongylus from the government of the city; but he sent one by one for the more important of the Ionian complainants, listened to their grievances, and promised redress.
race
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From this reading For it was a discontent that lay in the hostility of race to race.
redress
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From this reading Pausanias did not dismiss Gongylus from the government of the city; but he sent one by one for the more important of the Ionian complainants, listened to their grievances, and promised redress.
remove
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From this reading But discontent arose from causes beyond his power, had he genuinely exerted it, to remove.
restored
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From this reading For some days, an appearance at least of harmony was restored to the contending factions in the Byzantine camp.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He adopted a more popular and gracious demeanour, and seemed, with a noble grace, to submit to the policy of conciliating the allies.
sent
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From this reading Pausanias did not dismiss Gongylus from the government of the city; but he sent one by one for the more important of the Ionian complainants, listened to their grievances, and promised redress.
some
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From this reading For some days, an appearance at least of harmony was restored to the contending factions in the Byzantine camp.
submitverbUS /səbˈmɪt/
to accept another person's control or a difficult situation
From this reading He adopted a more popular and gracious demeanour, and seemed, with a noble grace, to submit to the policy of conciliating the allies.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For it was a discontent that lay in the hostility of race to race.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For some days, an appearance at least of harmony was restored to the contending factions in the Byzantine camp.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Pausanias did not dismiss Gongylus from the government of the city; but he sent one by one for the more important of the Ionian complainants, listened to their grievances, and promised redress.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For some days, an appearance at least of harmony was restored to the contending factions in the Byzantine camp.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For some days, an appearance at least of harmony was restored to the contending factions in the Byzantine camp.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He adopted a more popular and gracious demeanour, and seemed, with a noble grace, to submit to the policy of conciliating the allies.
