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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 relaxed the haughty demeanour which had given so much displeasure, adopting a tone of marked courtesy.
admirable
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From this reading He spoke with high and merited praise of the seaman-like appearance of the Athenian crews, and the admirable build and equipment of their vessels.
admiral
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From this reading Pausanias came on board the vessel of the Athenian admiral, attended by the five Spartan chiefs who have been mentioned before as the warlike companions assigned to him.
adopting
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From this reading He relaxed the haughty demeanour which had given so much displeasure, adopting a tone of marked courtesy.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He spoke with high and merited praise of the seaman-like appearance of the Athenian crews, and the admirable build and equipment of their vessels.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He spoke with high and merited praise of the seaman-like appearance of the Athenian crews, and the admirable build and equipment of their vessels.
Aristides
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From this reading "Would that be wise on our part?" said Aristides.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Pausanias came on board the vessel of the Athenian admiral, attended by the five Spartan chiefs who have been mentioned before as the warlike companions assigned to him.
assigned
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From this reading Pausanias came on board the vessel of the Athenian admiral, attended by the five Spartan chiefs who have been mentioned before as the warlike companions assigned to him.
Athenian
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From this reading Pausanias came on board the vessel of the Athenian admiral, attended by the five Spartan chiefs who have been mentioned before as the warlike companions assigned to him.
attended
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From this reading Pausanias came on board the vessel of the Athenian admiral, attended by the five Spartan chiefs who have been mentioned before as the warlike companions assigned to him.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Would that be wise on our part?" said Aristides.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Pausanias came on board the vessel of the Athenian admiral, attended by the five Spartan chiefs who have been mentioned before as the warlike companions assigned to him.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Pausanias came on board the vessel of the Athenian admiral, attended by the five Spartan chiefs who have been mentioned before as the warlike companions assigned to him.
board
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From this reading Pausanias came on board the vessel of the Athenian admiral, attended by the five Spartan chiefs who have been mentioned before as the warlike companions assigned to him.
build
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From this reading He spoke with high and merited praise of the seaman-like appearance of the Athenian crews, and the admirable build and equipment of their vessels.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Pausanias came on board the vessel of the Athenian admiral, attended by the five Spartan chiefs who have been mentioned before as the warlike companions assigned to him.
came
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From this reading Pausanias came on board the vessel of the Athenian admiral, attended by the five Spartan chiefs who have been mentioned before as the warlike companions assigned to him.
chiefs
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From this reading Pausanias came on board the vessel of the Athenian admiral, attended by the five Spartan chiefs who have been mentioned before as the warlike companions assigned to him.
companions
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From this reading Pausanias came on board the vessel of the Athenian admiral, attended by the five Spartan chiefs who have been mentioned before as the warlike companions assigned to him.
courtesy
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From this reading He relaxed the haughty demeanour which had given so much displeasure, adopting a tone of marked courtesy.
crews
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From this reading He spoke with high and merited praise of the seaman-like appearance of the Athenian crews, and the admirable build and equipment of their vessels.
demeanour
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From this reading He relaxed the haughty demeanour which had given so much displeasure, adopting a tone of marked courtesy.
displeasure
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From this reading He relaxed the haughty demeanour which had given so much displeasure, adopting a tone of marked courtesy.
equipment
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From this reading He spoke with high and merited praise of the seaman-like appearance of the Athenian crews, and the admirable build and equipment of their vessels.
five
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From this reading Pausanias came on board the vessel of the Athenian admiral, attended by the five Spartan chiefs who have been mentioned before as the warlike companions assigned to him.
given
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From this reading He relaxed the haughty demeanour which had given so much displeasure, adopting a tone of marked courtesy.
go
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From this reading "Pity only," said he, smiling, "that we have no Persians on the ocean now, and that instead of their visiting us we must go in search of them."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He relaxed the haughty demeanour which had given so much displeasure, adopting a tone of marked courtesy.
haughty
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From this reading He relaxed the haughty demeanour which had given so much displeasure, adopting a tone of marked courtesy.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Pausanias came on board the vessel of the Athenian admiral, attended by the five Spartan chiefs who have been mentioned before as the warlike companions assigned to him.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He relaxed the haughty demeanour which had given so much displeasure, adopting a tone of marked courtesy.
high
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From this reading He spoke with high and merited praise of the seaman-like appearance of the Athenian crews, and the admirable build and equipment of their vessels.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Pausanias came on board the vessel of the Athenian admiral, attended by the five Spartan chiefs who have been mentioned before as the warlike companions assigned to him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Pity only," said he, smiling, "that we have no Persians on the ocean now, and that instead of their visiting us we must go in search of them."
instead
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From this reading "Pity only," said he, smiling, "that we have no Persians on the ocean now, and that instead of their visiting us we must go in search of them."
marked
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From this reading He relaxed the haughty demeanour which had given so much displeasure, adopting a tone of marked courtesy.
mentioned
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From this reading Pausanias came on board the vessel of the Athenian admiral, attended by the five Spartan chiefs who have been mentioned before as the warlike companions assigned to him.
merited
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From this reading He spoke with high and merited praise of the seaman-like appearance of the Athenian crews, and the admirable build and equipment of their vessels.
much
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From this reading He relaxed the haughty demeanour which had given so much displeasure, adopting a tone of marked courtesy.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Pity only," said he, smiling, "that we have no Persians on the ocean now, and that instead of their visiting us we must go in search of them."
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "Pity only," said he, smiling, "that we have no Persians on the ocean now, and that instead of their visiting us we must go in search of them."
now
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From this reading "Pity only," said he, smiling, "that we have no Persians on the ocean now, and that instead of their visiting us we must go in search of them."
ocean
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From this reading "Pity only," said he, smiling, "that we have no Persians on the ocean now, and that instead of their visiting us we must go in search of them."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Pausanias came on board the vessel of the Athenian admiral, attended by the five Spartan chiefs who have been mentioned before as the warlike companions assigned to him.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Pausanias came on board the vessel of the Athenian admiral, attended by the five Spartan chiefs who have been mentioned before as the warlike companions assigned to him.
only
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From this reading "Pity only," said he, smiling, "that we have no Persians on the ocean now, and that instead of their visiting us we must go in search of them."
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "Would that be wise on our part?" said Aristides.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Would that be wise on our part?" said Aristides.
Pausanias
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From this reading Pausanias came on board the vessel of the Athenian admiral, attended by the five Spartan chiefs who have been mentioned before as the warlike companions assigned to him.
Persians
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From this reading "Pity only," said he, smiling, "that we have no Persians on the ocean now, and that instead of their visiting us we must go in search of them."
Pity
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From this reading "Pity only," said he, smiling, "that we have no Persians on the ocean now, and that instead of their visiting us we must go in search of them."
praise
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From this reading He spoke with high and merited praise of the seaman-like appearance of the Athenian crews, and the admirable build and equipment of their vessels.
relaxed
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From this reading He relaxed the haughty demeanour which had given so much displeasure, adopting a tone of marked courtesy.
said
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From this reading "Pity only," said he, smiling, "that we have no Persians on the ocean now, and that instead of their visiting us we must go in search of them."
seaman-like
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From this reading He spoke with high and merited praise of the seaman-like appearance of the Athenian crews, and the admirable build and equipment of their vessels.
search
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From this reading "Pity only," said he, smiling, "that we have no Persians on the ocean now, and that instead of their visiting us we must go in search of them."
smiling
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From this reading "Pity only," said he, smiling, "that we have no Persians on the ocean now, and that instead of their visiting us we must go in search of them."
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He relaxed the haughty demeanour which had given so much displeasure, adopting a tone of marked courtesy.
Spartan
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From this reading Pausanias came on board the vessel of the Athenian admiral, attended by the five Spartan chiefs who have been mentioned before as the warlike companions assigned to him.
spoke
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From this reading He spoke with high and merited praise of the seaman-like appearance of the Athenian crews, and the admirable build and equipment of their vessels.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Pity only," said he, smiling, "that we have no Persians on the ocean now, and that instead of their visiting us we must go in search of them."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Pausanias came on board the vessel of the Athenian admiral, attended by the five Spartan chiefs who have been mentioned before as the warlike companions assigned to him.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He spoke with high and merited praise of the seaman-like appearance of the Athenian crews, and the admirable build and equipment of their vessels.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Pity only," said he, smiling, "that we have no Persians on the ocean now, and that instead of their visiting us we must go in search of them."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Pausanias came on board the vessel of the Athenian admiral, attended by the five Spartan chiefs who have been mentioned before as the warlike companions assigned to him.
tone
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From this reading He relaxed the haughty demeanour which had given so much displeasure, adopting a tone of marked courtesy.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Pity only," said he, smiling, "that we have no Persians on the ocean now, and that instead of their visiting us we must go in search of them."
vessel
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From this reading Pausanias came on board the vessel of the Athenian admiral, attended by the five Spartan chiefs who have been mentioned before as the warlike companions assigned to him.
vessels
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From this reading He spoke with high and merited praise of the seaman-like appearance of the Athenian crews, and the admirable build and equipment of their vessels.
visiting
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From this reading "Pity only," said he, smiling, "that we have no Persians on the ocean now, and that instead of their visiting us we must go in search of them."
warlike
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From this reading Pausanias came on board the vessel of the Athenian admiral, attended by the five Spartan chiefs who have been mentioned before as the warlike companions assigned to him.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Pity only," said he, smiling, "that we have no Persians on the ocean now, and that instead of their visiting us we must go in search of them."
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He relaxed the haughty demeanour which had given so much displeasure, adopting a tone of marked courtesy.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Pausanias came on board the vessel of the Athenian admiral, attended by the five Spartan chiefs who have been mentioned before as the warlike companions assigned to him.
wise
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From this reading "Would that be wise on our part?" said Aristides.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He spoke with high and merited praise of the seaman-like appearance of the Athenian crews, and the admirable build and equipment of their vessels.
Wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Would that be wise on our part?" said Aristides.
