used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The little cavalcade, stained with weeks of travel, entered the city through a long archway tunnelled in the wall and flanked on either side by enormous winged lions carved in granite.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading BESSUS COMES TO BABYLON Clearchus and Chares gazed with wonder upon the mighty walls of Babylon, raising their sheer height from the surface of the Euphrates until the soldiers who paced the lofty parapet seemed like pygmies against the sky.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BESSUS COMES TO BABYLON Clearchus and Chares gazed with wonder upon the mighty walls of Babylon, raising their sheer height from the surface of the Euphrates until the soldiers who paced the lofty parapet seemed like pygmies against the sky.
archwaynounUS /ˈɑːrtʃweɪ/
a passageway under a curved masonry construction
From this reading The little cavalcade, stained with weeks of travel, entered the city through a long archway tunnelled in the wall and flanked on either side by enormous winged lions carved in granite.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Chares snorted his disgust as the young man took his place at the head of the troop.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Chares snorted his disgust as the young man took his place at the head of the troop.
BABYLONnounUS /ˈbæbəlɑːn/
the chief city of ancient Mesopotamia and capital of the ancient kingdom of Babylonia
From this reading BESSUS COMES TO BABYLON Clearchus and Chares gazed with wonder upon the mighty walls of Babylon, raising their sheer height from the surface of the Euphrates until the soldiers who paced the lofty parapet seemed like pygmies against the sky.
beardlessadjective
having no beard
From this reading His beardless face was touched with paint, and his eyebrows were darkened with pigment.
BESSUS
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From this reading BESSUS COMES TO BABYLON Clearchus and Chares gazed with wonder upon the mighty walls of Babylon, raising their sheer height from the surface of the Euphrates until the soldiers who paced the lofty parapet seemed like pygmies against the sky.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The little cavalcade, stained with weeks of travel, entered the city through a long archway tunnelled in the wall and flanked on either side by enormous winged lions carved in granite.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading Nathan reported to the captain of the gate, who detailed a lieutenant to escort him to the palace.
carvedadjectiveUS /kɑːrvd/
made for or formed by carving (“carven” is archaic or literary)
From this reading The little cavalcade, stained with weeks of travel, entered the city through a long archway tunnelled in the wall and flanked on either side by enormous winged lions carved in granite.
cavalcadenounUS /ˈkævəlkeɪd/
a procession of people traveling on horseback
From this reading The little cavalcade, stained with weeks of travel, entered the city through a long archway tunnelled in the wall and flanked on either side by enormous winged lions carved in granite.
Chares
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From this reading BESSUS COMES TO BABYLON Clearchus and Chares gazed with wonder upon the mighty walls of Babylon, raising their sheer height from the surface of the Euphrates until the soldiers who paced the lofty parapet seemed like pygmies against the sky.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading The little cavalcade, stained with weeks of travel, entered the city through a long archway tunnelled in the wall and flanked on either side by enormous winged lions carved in granite.
Clearchus
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From this reading BESSUS COMES TO BABYLON Clearchus and Chares gazed with wonder upon the mighty walls of Babylon, raising their sheer height from the surface of the Euphrates until the soldiers who paced the lofty parapet seemed like pygmies against the sky.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading BESSUS COMES TO BABYLON Clearchus and Chares gazed with wonder upon the mighty walls of Babylon, raising their sheer height from the surface of the Euphrates until the soldiers who paced the lofty parapet seemed like pygmies against the sky.
darkenedadjectiveUS /ˈdɑːrkənd/
(of fabrics and paper) grown dark in color over time
From this reading His beardless face was touched with paint, and his eyebrows were darkened with pigment.
detailedadjectiveUS /dɪˈteɪld/
developed or executed with care and in minute detail
From this reading Nathan reported to the captain of the gate, who detailed a lieutenant to escort him to the palace.
disgustverbUS /dɪsˈɡʌst/
fill with distaste
From this reading Chares snorted his disgust as the young man took his place at the head of the troop.
one or the other of two
From this reading The little cavalcade, stained with weeks of travel, entered the city through a long archway tunnelled in the wall and flanked on either side by enormous winged lions carved in granite.
extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree
From this reading The little cavalcade, stained with weeks of travel, entered the city through a long archway tunnelled in the wall and flanked on either side by enormous winged lions carved in granite.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading The little cavalcade, stained with weeks of travel, entered the city through a long archway tunnelled in the wall and flanked on either side by enormous winged lions carved in granite.
escortnounUS /eˈskɔːrt/
someone who escorts and protects a prominent person
From this reading Nathan reported to the captain of the gate, who detailed a lieutenant to escort him to the palace.
EuphratesnounUS /juːˈfreɪtiz/
a river in southwestern Asia; flows into the Persian Gulf; was important in the development of several great civilizations in ancient Mesopotamia
From this reading BESSUS COMES TO BABYLON Clearchus and Chares gazed with wonder upon the mighty walls of Babylon, raising their sheer height from the surface of the Euphrates until the soldiers who paced the lofty parapet seemed like pygmies against the sky.
eyebrowsnounUS /ˈaɪbraʊz/
plural of “eyebrow” — the arch of hair above each eye
From this reading His beardless face was touched with paint, and his eyebrows were darkened with pigment.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading His beardless face was touched with paint, and his eyebrows were darkened with pigment.
flankedverbUS /flæŋkt/
past form of “flank” — be located at the sides of something or somebody
From this reading The little cavalcade, stained with weeks of travel, entered the city through a long archway tunnelled in the wall and flanked on either side by enormous winged lions carved in granite.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading BESSUS COMES TO BABYLON Clearchus and Chares gazed with wonder upon the mighty walls of Babylon, raising their sheer height from the surface of the Euphrates until the soldiers who paced the lofty parapet seemed like pygmies against the sky.
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading Nathan reported to the captain of the gate, who detailed a lieutenant to escort him to the palace.
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading BESSUS COMES TO BABYLON Clearchus and Chares gazed with wonder upon the mighty walls of Babylon, raising their sheer height from the surface of the Euphrates until the soldiers who paced the lofty parapet seemed like pygmies against the sky.
granitenounUS /ˈɡrænət/
plutonic igneous rock having visibly crystalline texture; generally composed of feldspar and mica and quartz
From this reading The little cavalcade, stained with weeks of travel, entered the city through a long archway tunnelled in the wall and flanked on either side by enormous winged lions carved in granite.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Chares snorted his disgust as the young man took his place at the head of the troop.
the vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top
From this reading BESSUS COMES TO BABYLON Clearchus and Chares gazed with wonder upon the mighty walls of Babylon, raising their sheer height from the surface of the Euphrates until the soldiers who paced the lofty parapet seemed like pygmies against the sky.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Nathan reported to the captain of the gate, who detailed a lieutenant to escort him to the palace.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Chares snorted his disgust as the young man took his place at the head of the troop.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The little cavalcade, stained with weeks of travel, entered the city through a long archway tunnelled in the wall and flanked on either side by enormous winged lions carved in granite.
a commissioned military officer
From this reading Nathan reported to the captain of the gate, who detailed a lieutenant to escort him to the palace.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading BESSUS COMES TO BABYLON Clearchus and Chares gazed with wonder upon the mighty walls of Babylon, raising their sheer height from the surface of the Euphrates until the soldiers who paced the lofty parapet seemed like pygmies against the sky.
lionsnounUS /ˈlaɪənz/
plural of “lion” — large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male
From this reading The little cavalcade, stained with weeks of travel, entered the city through a long archway tunnelled in the wall and flanked on either side by enormous winged lions carved in granite.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The little cavalcade, stained with weeks of travel, entered the city through a long archway tunnelled in the wall and flanked on either side by enormous winged lions carved in granite.
loftyadjectiveUS /ˈlɔːfti/
of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style
From this reading BESSUS COMES TO BABYLON Clearchus and Chares gazed with wonder upon the mighty walls of Babylon, raising their sheer height from the surface of the Euphrates until the soldiers who paced the lofty parapet seemed like pygmies against the sky.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading The little cavalcade, stained with weeks of travel, entered the city through a long archway tunnelled in the wall and flanked on either side by enormous winged lions carved in granite.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Chares snorted his disgust as the young man took his place at the head of the troop.
having or showing great strength or force or intensity
From this reading BESSUS COMES TO BABYLON Clearchus and Chares gazed with wonder upon the mighty walls of Babylon, raising their sheer height from the surface of the Euphrates until the soldiers who paced the lofty parapet seemed like pygmies against the sky.
Nathan
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From this reading Nathan reported to the captain of the gate, who detailed a lieutenant to escort him to the palace.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BESSUS COMES TO BABYLON Clearchus and Chares gazed with wonder upon the mighty walls of Babylon, raising their sheer height from the surface of the Euphrates until the soldiers who paced the lofty parapet seemed like pygmies against the sky.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The little cavalcade, stained with weeks of travel, entered the city through a long archway tunnelled in the wall and flanked on either side by enormous winged lions carved in granite.
pacedverbUS /peɪst/
past form of “pace” — walk with slow or fast paces
From this reading BESSUS COMES TO BABYLON Clearchus and Chares gazed with wonder upon the mighty walls of Babylon, raising their sheer height from the surface of the Euphrates until the soldiers who paced the lofty parapet seemed like pygmies against the sky.
paintverbUS /peɪnt/
make a painting
From this reading His beardless face was touched with paint, and his eyebrows were darkened with pigment.
a large and stately mansion
From this reading Nathan reported to the captain of the gate, who detailed a lieutenant to escort him to the palace.
parapetnounUS /ˈperəpet/
a low wall along the edge of a roof or balcony
From this reading BESSUS COMES TO BABYLON Clearchus and Chares gazed with wonder upon the mighty walls of Babylon, raising their sheer height from the surface of the Euphrates until the soldiers who paced the lofty parapet seemed like pygmies against the sky.
pigmentnounUS /ˈpɪɡmənt/
dry coloring material (especially a powder to be mixed with a liquid to produce paint, etc.)
From this reading His beardless face was touched with paint, and his eyebrows were darkened with pigment.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Chares snorted his disgust as the young man took his place at the head of the troop.
pygmiesnounUS /ˈpɪɡmiz/
plural of “pygmy” — an unusually small individual
From this reading BESSUS COMES TO BABYLON Clearchus and Chares gazed with wonder upon the mighty walls of Babylon, raising their sheer height from the surface of the Euphrates until the soldiers who paced the lofty parapet seemed like pygmies against the sky.
the event of something being raised upward
From this reading BESSUS COMES TO BABYLON Clearchus and Chares gazed with wonder upon the mighty walls of Babylon, raising their sheer height from the surface of the Euphrates until the soldiers who paced the lofty parapet seemed like pygmies against the sky.
made known or told about; especially presented in a formal account
From this reading Nathan reported to the captain of the gate, who detailed a lieutenant to escort him to the palace.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading BESSUS COMES TO BABYLON Clearchus and Chares gazed with wonder upon the mighty walls of Babylon, raising their sheer height from the surface of the Euphrates until the soldiers who paced the lofty parapet seemed like pygmies against the sky.
sheeradjectiveUS /ʃɪr/
complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers
From this reading BESSUS COMES TO BABYLON Clearchus and Chares gazed with wonder upon the mighty walls of Babylon, raising their sheer height from the surface of the Euphrates until the soldiers who paced the lofty parapet seemed like pygmies against the sky.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading The little cavalcade, stained with weeks of travel, entered the city through a long archway tunnelled in the wall and flanked on either side by enormous winged lions carved in granite.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading BESSUS COMES TO BABYLON Clearchus and Chares gazed with wonder upon the mighty walls of Babylon, raising their sheer height from the surface of the Euphrates until the soldiers who paced the lofty parapet seemed like pygmies against the sky.
snortedverbUS /ˈsnɔːrtɪd/
past form of “snort” — indicate contempt by breathing noisily and forcefully through the nose
From this reading Chares snorted his disgust as the young man took his place at the head of the troop.
plural of “soldier” — an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading BESSUS COMES TO BABYLON Clearchus and Chares gazed with wonder upon the mighty walls of Babylon, raising their sheer height from the surface of the Euphrates until the soldiers who paced the lofty parapet seemed like pygmies against the sky.
stainedadjectiveUS /steɪnd/
marked or dyed or discolored with foreign matter
From this reading The little cavalcade, stained with weeks of travel, entered the city through a long archway tunnelled in the wall and flanked on either side by enormous winged lions carved in granite.
the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary
From this reading BESSUS COMES TO BABYLON Clearchus and Chares gazed with wonder upon the mighty walls of Babylon, raising their sheer height from the surface of the Euphrates until the soldiers who paced the lofty parapet seemed like pygmies against the sky.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BESSUS COMES TO BABYLON Clearchus and Chares gazed with wonder upon the mighty walls of Babylon, raising their sheer height from the surface of the Euphrates until the soldiers who paced the lofty parapet seemed like pygmies against the sky.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading BESSUS COMES TO BABYLON Clearchus and Chares gazed with wonder upon the mighty walls of Babylon, raising their sheer height from the surface of the Euphrates until the soldiers who paced the lofty parapet seemed like pygmies against the sky.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The little cavalcade, stained with weeks of travel, entered the city through a long archway tunnelled in the wall and flanked on either side by enormous winged lions carved in granite.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading BESSUS COMES TO BABYLON Clearchus and Chares gazed with wonder upon the mighty walls of Babylon, raising their sheer height from the surface of the Euphrates until the soldiers who paced the lofty parapet seemed like pygmies against the sky.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Chares snorted his disgust as the young man took his place at the head of the troop.
having come into contact
From this reading His beardless face was touched with paint, and his eyebrows were darkened with pigment.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The little cavalcade, stained with weeks of travel, entered the city through a long archway tunnelled in the wall and flanked on either side by enormous winged lions carved in granite.
troopnounUS /truːp/
a group of soldiers
From this reading Chares snorted his disgust as the young man took his place at the head of the troop.
tunnelled
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From this reading The little cavalcade, stained with weeks of travel, entered the city through a long archway tunnelled in the wall and flanked on either side by enormous winged lions carved in granite.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading BESSUS COMES TO BABYLON Clearchus and Chares gazed with wonder upon the mighty walls of Babylon, raising their sheer height from the surface of the Euphrates until the soldiers who paced the lofty parapet seemed like pygmies against the sky.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading BESSUS COMES TO BABYLON Clearchus and Chares gazed with wonder upon the mighty walls of Babylon, raising their sheer height from the surface of the Euphrates until the soldiers who paced the lofty parapet seemed like pygmies against the sky.
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading The little cavalcade, stained with weeks of travel, entered the city through a long archway tunnelled in the wall and flanked on either side by enormous winged lions carved in granite.
plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading BESSUS COMES TO BABYLON Clearchus and Chares gazed with wonder upon the mighty walls of Babylon, raising their sheer height from the surface of the Euphrates until the soldiers who paced the lofty parapet seemed like pygmies against the sky.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His beardless face was touched with paint, and his eyebrows were darkened with pigment.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading The little cavalcade, stained with weeks of travel, entered the city through a long archway tunnelled in the wall and flanked on either side by enormous winged lions carved in granite.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His beardless face was touched with paint, and his eyebrows were darkened with pigment.
which person or people
From this reading BESSUS COMES TO BABYLON Clearchus and Chares gazed with wonder upon the mighty walls of Babylon, raising their sheer height from the surface of the Euphrates until the soldiers who paced the lofty parapet seemed like pygmies against the sky.
wingedadjectiveUS /wɪŋd/
having wings or as if having wings of a specified kind
From this reading The little cavalcade, stained with weeks of travel, entered the city through a long archway tunnelled in the wall and flanked on either side by enormous winged lions carved in granite.
in the company of; together with
From this reading BESSUS COMES TO BABYLON Clearchus and Chares gazed with wonder upon the mighty walls of Babylon, raising their sheer height from the surface of the Euphrates until the soldiers who paced the lofty parapet seemed like pygmies against the sky.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading BESSUS COMES TO BABYLON Clearchus and Chares gazed with wonder upon the mighty walls of Babylon, raising their sheer height from the surface of the Euphrates until the soldiers who paced the lofty parapet seemed like pygmies against the sky.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Chares snorted his disgust as the young man took his place at the head of the troop.
