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The Historical Romances of Georg Ebers

Chapter XX · Chapter 20

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Hermon went, with Philippus and Thyone, on board the ship which was to convey them through the new canal to Pelusium, where the old commandant had to plan all sorts of measures.
In the border fortress the artist was again obliged to exercise patience, for no ship bound to Pergamus or Lesbos could be found in the harbour.
Philippus had as much work as he could do, but all his arrangements were made when carrier doves announced that the surprise intended by the Gauls had been completely thwarted, and his son Eumedes was empowered to punish them.
The admiral would take his fleet to the Sebennytic mouth of the Nile.
Another dove came from King Ptolemy, and summoned the old general at once to the capital.
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The Historical Romances of Georg Ebers

Chapter XX · Chapter 20

Chapter 20 of The Historical Romances of Georg Ebers is here in full — 3230 sentences across 646 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Hermon went, with Philippus and Thyone, on board the ship which was to convey them through the new canal to Pelusium, where the old commandant had to plan all sorts of measures.
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In the border fortress the artist was again obliged to exercise patience, for no ship bound to Pergamus or Lesbos could be found in the harbour.
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Philippus had as much work as he could do, but all his arrangements were made when carrier doves announced that the surprise intended by the Gauls had been completely thwarted, and his son Eumedes was empowered to punish them.
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The admiral would take his fleet to the Sebennytic mouth of the Nile.
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Another dove came from King Ptolemy, and summoned the old general at once to the capital.
/əˈnʌðər dʌv keɪm frʌm kɪŋ ˈtɑːləmi ənd ˈsʌmənd ðə oʊld ˈdʒenərəl æt wʌns tuː ðə ˈkæpətəl/

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carrier noun US /ˈkæriər/

someone whose employment involves carrying something

From this reading “Philippus had as much work as he could do, but all his arrangements were made when carrier doves announced that the surprise intended by the Gauls had been completely thwarted, and his son Eumedes was empowered to punish them.”

commandant noun US /ˌkɑːmənˈdɑːnt/

an officer in command of a military unit

From this reading “Hermon went, with Philippus and Thyone, on board the ship which was to convey them through the new canal to Pelusium, where the old commandant had to plan all sorts of measures.”

doves noun US /dʌvz/

plural of “dove” — any of numerous small pigeons

From this reading “Philippus had as much work as he could do, but all his arrangements were made when carrier doves announced that the surprise intended by the Gauls had been completely thwarted, and his son Eumedes was empowered to punish them.”

empowered adjective US /ɪmˈpaʊərd/

invested with legal power or official authority especially as symbolized by having a scepter

From this reading “Philippus had as much work as he could do, but all his arrangements were made when carrier doves announced that the surprise intended by the Gauls had been completely thwarted, and his son Eumedes was empowered to punish them.”

Gauls noun US /ɡɔːlz/

plural of “gaul” — a person of French descent

From this reading “Philippus had as much work as he could do, but all his arrangements were made when carrier doves announced that the surprise intended by the Gauls had been completely thwarted, and his son Eumedes was empowered to punish them.”

Nile noun US /naɪl/

the world's longest river (4150 miles); flows northward through eastern Africa into the Mediterranean; the Nile River valley in Egypt was the site of the world's first great civilization

From this reading “The admiral would take his fleet to the Sebennytic mouth of the Nile.”

Ptolemy noun US /ˈtɑːləmi/

Alexandrian astronomer (of the 2nd century) who proposed a geocentric system of astronomy that was undisputed until the late Renaissance

From this reading “Another dove came from King Ptolemy, and summoned the old general at once to the capital.”

thwarted adjective US /ˈθwɔːrtɪd/

disappointingly unsuccessful

From this reading “Philippus had as much work as he could do, but all his arrangements were made when carrier doves announced that the surprise intended by the Gauls had been completely thwarted, and his son Eumedes was empowered to punish them.”

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admiralnounUS /ˈædmərəl/

the supreme commander of a fleet; ranks above a vice admiral and below a fleet admiral

From this reading The admiral would take his fleet to the Sebennytic mouth of the Nile.

againadverbUS /əˈɡen/

anew

From this reading In the border fortress the artist was again obliged to exercise patience, for no ship bound to Pergamus or Lesbos could be found in the harbour.

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading Hermon went, with Philippus and Thyone, on board the ship which was to convey them through the new canal to Pelusium, where the old commandant had to plan all sorts of measures.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Hermon went, with Philippus and Thyone, on board the ship which was to convey them through the new canal to Pelusium, where the old commandant had to plan all sorts of measures.

announcedadjectiveUS /əˈnaʊnst/

declared publicly; made widely known

From this reading Philippus had as much work as he could do, but all his arrangements were made when carrier doves announced that the surprise intended by the Gauls had been completely thwarted, and his son Eumedes was empowered to punish them.

AnotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading Another dove came from King Ptolemy, and summoned the old general at once to the capital.

arrangementsnounUS /ərˈeɪndʒmənts/

plural of “arrangement” — the thing arranged or agreed to

From this reading Philippus had as much work as he could do, but all his arrangements were made when carrier doves announced that the surprise intended by the Gauls had been completely thwarted, and his son Eumedes was empowered to punish them.

artistnounUS /ˈɑːrtəst/

a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination

From this reading In the border fortress the artist was again obliged to exercise patience, for no ship bound to Pergamus or Lesbos could be found in the harbour.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Philippus had as much work as he could do, but all his arrangements were made when carrier doves announced that the surprise intended by the Gauls had been completely thwarted, and his son Eumedes was empowered to punish them.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Another dove came from King Ptolemy, and summoned the old general at once to the capital.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading In the border fortress the artist was again obliged to exercise patience, for no ship bound to Pergamus or Lesbos could be found in the harbour.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Philippus had as much work as he could do, but all his arrangements were made when carrier doves announced that the surprise intended by the Gauls had been completely thwarted, and his son Eumedes was empowered to punish them.

boardnounUS /bɔːrd/

a committee having supervisory powers

From this reading Hermon went, with Philippus and Thyone, on board the ship which was to convey them through the new canal to Pelusium, where the old commandant had to plan all sorts of measures.

bordernounUS /ˈbɔːrdər/

a line that indicates a boundary

From this reading In the border fortress the artist was again obliged to exercise patience, for no ship bound to Pergamus or Lesbos could be found in the harbour.

boundadjectiveUS /baʊnd/

confined by bonds

From this reading In the border fortress the artist was again obliged to exercise patience, for no ship bound to Pergamus or Lesbos could be found in the harbour.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Philippus had as much work as he could do, but all his arrangements were made when carrier doves announced that the surprise intended by the Gauls had been completely thwarted, and his son Eumedes was empowered to punish them.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Philippus had as much work as he could do, but all his arrangements were made when carrier doves announced that the surprise intended by the Gauls had been completely thwarted, and his son Eumedes was empowered to punish them.

cameverbUS /keɪm/

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading Another dove came from King Ptolemy, and summoned the old general at once to the capital.

canalnounUS /kəˈnæl/

(astronomy) an indistinct surface feature of Mars once thought to be a system of channels; they are now believed to be an optical illusion

From this reading Hermon went, with Philippus and Thyone, on board the ship which was to convey them through the new canal to Pelusium, where the old commandant had to plan all sorts of measures.

capitalnounUS /ˈkæpətəl/

assets available for use in the production of further assets

From this reading Another dove came from King Ptolemy, and summoned the old general at once to the capital.

carriernounUS /ˈkæriər/

someone whose employment involves carrying something

From this reading Philippus had as much work as he could do, but all his arrangements were made when carrier doves announced that the surprise intended by the Gauls had been completely thwarted, and his son Eumedes was empowered to punish them.

commandantnounUS /ˌkɑːmənˈdɑːnt/

an officer in command of a military unit

From this reading Hermon went, with Philippus and Thyone, on board the ship which was to convey them through the new canal to Pelusium, where the old commandant had to plan all sorts of measures.

completelyadverbUS /kəmˈpliːtli/

to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)

From this reading Philippus had as much work as he could do, but all his arrangements were made when carrier doves announced that the surprise intended by the Gauls had been completely thwarted, and his son Eumedes was empowered to punish them.

conveyverbUS /kənˈveɪ/

(of information) make known; pass on

From this reading Hermon went, with Philippus and Thyone, on board the ship which was to convey them through the new canal to Pelusium, where the old commandant had to plan all sorts of measures.

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading In the border fortress the artist was again obliged to exercise patience, for no ship bound to Pergamus or Lesbos could be found in the harbour.

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading Philippus had as much work as he could do, but all his arrangements were made when carrier doves announced that the surprise intended by the Gauls had been completely thwarted, and his son Eumedes was empowered to punish them.

dovenounUS /dʌv/

any of numerous small pigeons

From this reading Another dove came from King Ptolemy, and summoned the old general at once to the capital.

dovesnounUS /dʌvz/

plural of “dove” — any of numerous small pigeons

From this reading Philippus had as much work as he could do, but all his arrangements were made when carrier doves announced that the surprise intended by the Gauls had been completely thwarted, and his son Eumedes was empowered to punish them.

empoweredadjectiveUS /ɪmˈpaʊərd/

invested with legal power or official authority especially as symbolized by having a scepter

From this reading Philippus had as much work as he could do, but all his arrangements were made when carrier doves announced that the surprise intended by the Gauls had been completely thwarted, and his son Eumedes was empowered to punish them.

Eumedes

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From this reading Philippus had as much work as he could do, but all his arrangements were made when carrier doves announced that the surprise intended by the Gauls had been completely thwarted, and his son Eumedes was empowered to punish them.

exercisenounUS /ˈeksərsaɪz/

the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit

From this reading In the border fortress the artist was again obliged to exercise patience, for no ship bound to Pergamus or Lesbos could be found in the harbour.

fleetnounUS /fliːt/

group of aircraft operating together under the same ownership

From this reading The admiral would take his fleet to the Sebennytic mouth of the Nile.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading In the border fortress the artist was again obliged to exercise patience, for no ship bound to Pergamus or Lesbos could be found in the harbour.

fortressnounUS /ˈfɔːrtrəs/

a fortified defensive structure

From this reading In the border fortress the artist was again obliged to exercise patience, for no ship bound to Pergamus or Lesbos could be found in the harbour.

foundverbUS /faʊnd/

set up or found

From this reading In the border fortress the artist was again obliged to exercise patience, for no ship bound to Pergamus or Lesbos could be found in the harbour.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Another dove came from King Ptolemy, and summoned the old general at once to the capital.

GaulsnounUS /ɡɔːlz/

plural of “gaul” — a person of French descent

From this reading Philippus had as much work as he could do, but all his arrangements were made when carrier doves announced that the surprise intended by the Gauls had been completely thwarted, and his son Eumedes was empowered to punish them.

generaladjectiveUS /ˈdʒenərəl/

applying to all or most members of a category or group

From this reading Another dove came from King Ptolemy, and summoned the old general at once to the capital.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Hermon went, with Philippus and Thyone, on board the ship which was to convey them through the new canal to Pelusium, where the old commandant had to plan all sorts of measures.

harbourverbUS /ˈhɑːrbər/

secretly shelter (as of fugitives or criminals)

From this reading In the border fortress the artist was again obliged to exercise patience, for no ship bound to Pergamus or Lesbos could be found in the harbour.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Philippus had as much work as he could do, but all his arrangements were made when carrier doves announced that the surprise intended by the Gauls had been completely thwarted, and his son Eumedes was empowered to punish them.

Hermon

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From this reading Hermon went, with Philippus and Thyone, on board the ship which was to convey them through the new canal to Pelusium, where the old commandant had to plan all sorts of measures.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Philippus had as much work as he could do, but all his arrangements were made when carrier doves announced that the surprise intended by the Gauls had been completely thwarted, and his son Eumedes was empowered to punish them.

InprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading In the border fortress the artist was again obliged to exercise patience, for no ship bound to Pergamus or Lesbos could be found in the harbour.

intendedadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈtendɪd/

resulting from one's intentions

From this reading Philippus had as much work as he could do, but all his arrangements were made when carrier doves announced that the surprise intended by the Gauls had been completely thwarted, and his son Eumedes was empowered to punish them.

KingnounUS /kɪŋ/

a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom

From this reading Another dove came from King Ptolemy, and summoned the old general at once to the capital.

Lesbosnoun

an island of eastern Greece in the eastern Aegean Sea; in antiquity it was famous for lyric poetry

From this reading In the border fortress the artist was again obliged to exercise patience, for no ship bound to Pergamus or Lesbos could be found in the harbour.

madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading Philippus had as much work as he could do, but all his arrangements were made when carrier doves announced that the surprise intended by the Gauls had been completely thwarted, and his son Eumedes was empowered to punish them.

measuresnounUS /ˈmeʒərz/

plural of “measure” — any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal

From this reading Hermon went, with Philippus and Thyone, on board the ship which was to convey them through the new canal to Pelusium, where the old commandant had to plan all sorts of measures.

mouthnounUS /maʊθ/

the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge

From this reading The admiral would take his fleet to the Sebennytic mouth of the Nile.

muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/

to a great degree or extent

From this reading Philippus had as much work as he could do, but all his arrangements were made when carrier doves announced that the surprise intended by the Gauls had been completely thwarted, and his son Eumedes was empowered to punish them.

newadjectiveUS /nuː/

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading Hermon went, with Philippus and Thyone, on board the ship which was to convey them through the new canal to Pelusium, where the old commandant had to plan all sorts of measures.

NilenounUS /naɪl/

the world's longest river (4150 miles); flows northward through eastern Africa into the Mediterranean; the Nile River valley in Egypt was the site of the world's first great civilization

From this reading The admiral would take his fleet to the Sebennytic mouth of the Nile.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading In the border fortress the artist was again obliged to exercise patience, for no ship bound to Pergamus or Lesbos could be found in the harbour.

obligedadjectiveUS /əˈblaɪdʒd/

under a moral obligation to do something

From this reading In the border fortress the artist was again obliged to exercise patience, for no ship bound to Pergamus or Lesbos could be found in the harbour.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Hermon went, with Philippus and Thyone, on board the ship which was to convey them through the new canal to Pelusium, where the old commandant had to plan all sorts of measures.

oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading Hermon went, with Philippus and Thyone, on board the ship which was to convey them through the new canal to Pelusium, where the old commandant had to plan all sorts of measures.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Hermon went, with Philippus and Thyone, on board the ship which was to convey them through the new canal to Pelusium, where the old commandant had to plan all sorts of measures.

onceadverbUS /wʌns/

on one occasion

From this reading Another dove came from King Ptolemy, and summoned the old general at once to the capital.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading In the border fortress the artist was again obliged to exercise patience, for no ship bound to Pergamus or Lesbos could be found in the harbour.

patiencenounUS /ˈpeɪʃəns/

good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence

From this reading In the border fortress the artist was again obliged to exercise patience, for no ship bound to Pergamus or Lesbos could be found in the harbour.

Pelusium

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From this reading Hermon went, with Philippus and Thyone, on board the ship which was to convey them through the new canal to Pelusium, where the old commandant had to plan all sorts of measures.

Pergamus

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From this reading In the border fortress the artist was again obliged to exercise patience, for no ship bound to Pergamus or Lesbos could be found in the harbour.

Philippus

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From this reading Hermon went, with Philippus and Thyone, on board the ship which was to convey them through the new canal to Pelusium, where the old commandant had to plan all sorts of measures.

planverbUS /plæn/

have the will and intention to carry out some action

From this reading Hermon went, with Philippus and Thyone, on board the ship which was to convey them through the new canal to Pelusium, where the old commandant had to plan all sorts of measures.

PtolemynounUS /ˈtɑːləmi/

Alexandrian astronomer (of the 2nd century) who proposed a geocentric system of astronomy that was undisputed until the late Renaissance

From this reading Another dove came from King Ptolemy, and summoned the old general at once to the capital.

punishverbUS /ˈpʌnɪʃ/

impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on

From this reading Philippus had as much work as he could do, but all his arrangements were made when carrier doves announced that the surprise intended by the Gauls had been completely thwarted, and his son Eumedes was empowered to punish them.

Sebennytic

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From this reading The admiral would take his fleet to the Sebennytic mouth of the Nile.

shipverbUS /ʃɪp/

transport commercially

From this reading Hermon went, with Philippus and Thyone, on board the ship which was to convey them through the new canal to Pelusium, where the old commandant had to plan all sorts of measures.

sonnounUS /sʌn/

a male human offspring

From this reading Philippus had as much work as he could do, but all his arrangements were made when carrier doves announced that the surprise intended by the Gauls had been completely thwarted, and his son Eumedes was empowered to punish them.

sortsnounUS /sɔːrts/

plural of “sort” — a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality

From this reading Hermon went, with Philippus and Thyone, on board the ship which was to convey them through the new canal to Pelusium, where the old commandant had to plan all sorts of measures.

summonedverbUS /ˈsʌmənd/

past form of “summon” — call in an official matter, such as to attend court

From this reading Another dove came from King Ptolemy, and summoned the old general at once to the capital.

surprisenounUS /sərˈpraɪz/

the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you

From this reading Philippus had as much work as he could do, but all his arrangements were made when carrier doves announced that the surprise intended by the Gauls had been completely thwarted, and his son Eumedes was empowered to punish them.

takeverbUS /teɪk/

carry out

From this reading The admiral would take his fleet to the Sebennytic mouth of the Nile.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Philippus had as much work as he could do, but all his arrangements were made when carrier doves announced that the surprise intended by the Gauls had been completely thwarted, and his son Eumedes was empowered to punish them.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Hermon went, with Philippus and Thyone, on board the ship which was to convey them through the new canal to Pelusium, where the old commandant had to plan all sorts of measures.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Hermon went, with Philippus and Thyone, on board the ship which was to convey them through the new canal to Pelusium, where the old commandant had to plan all sorts of measures.

throughprepositionUS /θruː/

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading Hermon went, with Philippus and Thyone, on board the ship which was to convey them through the new canal to Pelusium, where the old commandant had to plan all sorts of measures.

thwartedadjectiveUS /ˈθwɔːrtɪd/

disappointingly unsuccessful

From this reading Philippus had as much work as he could do, but all his arrangements were made when carrier doves announced that the surprise intended by the Gauls had been completely thwarted, and his son Eumedes was empowered to punish them.

Thyone

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From this reading Hermon went, with Philippus and Thyone, on board the ship which was to convey them through the new canal to Pelusium, where the old commandant had to plan all sorts of measures.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Hermon went, with Philippus and Thyone, on board the ship which was to convey them through the new canal to Pelusium, where the old commandant had to plan all sorts of measures.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Hermon went, with Philippus and Thyone, on board the ship which was to convey them through the new canal to Pelusium, where the old commandant had to plan all sorts of measures.

wentverbUS /went/

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading Hermon went, with Philippus and Thyone, on board the ship which was to convey them through the new canal to Pelusium, where the old commandant had to plan all sorts of measures.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Philippus had as much work as he could do, but all his arrangements were made when carrier doves announced that the surprise intended by the Gauls had been completely thwarted, and his son Eumedes was empowered to punish them.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading Philippus had as much work as he could do, but all his arrangements were made when carrier doves announced that the surprise intended by the Gauls had been completely thwarted, and his son Eumedes was empowered to punish them.

whereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading Hermon went, with Philippus and Thyone, on board the ship which was to convey them through the new canal to Pelusium, where the old commandant had to plan all sorts of measures.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Hermon went, with Philippus and Thyone, on board the ship which was to convey them through the new canal to Pelusium, where the old commandant had to plan all sorts of measures.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Hermon went, with Philippus and Thyone, on board the ship which was to convey them through the new canal to Pelusium, where the old commandant had to plan all sorts of measures.

workverbUS /wɜːrk/

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading Philippus had as much work as he could do, but all his arrangements were made when carrier doves announced that the surprise intended by the Gauls had been completely thwarted, and his son Eumedes was empowered to punish them.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading The admiral would take his fleet to the Sebennytic mouth of the Nile.

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