used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Then in every city of the Persian land was heard the noise as of men who have a great work to do; and the armorers wrought spears and swords and shields, and in the harbors they built countless ships to sail over the dark sea.
anew
From this reading Thus sped the hosts of King Darius; and the messenger came again in haste, as he sat on his golden throne in Susa, while the nobles of Persia did obeisance before him.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading And the messenger answered, saying, “O King, the men of Athens have slain thy mighty men with the sword, and burned thy ships; and few come back of all the great army which thou didst send against them.”
(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 And the messenger answered, saying, “O King, the men of Athens have slain thy mighty men with the sword, and burned thy ships; and few come back of all the great army which thou didst send against them.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Thus sped the hosts of King Darius; and the messenger came again in haste, as he sat on his golden throne in Susa, while the nobles of Persia did obeisance before him.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading And the messenger answered, saying, “O King, the men of Athens have slain thy mighty men with the sword, and burned thy ships; and few come back of all the great army which thou didst send against them.”
armorers
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From this reading Then in every city of the Persian land was heard the noise as of men who have a great work to do; and the armorers wrought spears and swords and shields, and in the harbors they built countless ships to sail over the dark sea.
a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state
From this reading And the messenger answered, saying, “O King, the men of Athens have slain thy mighty men with the sword, and burned thy ships; and few come back of all the great army which thou didst send against them.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Thus sped the hosts of King Darius; and the messenger came again in haste, as he sat on his golden throne in Susa, while the nobles of Persia did obeisance before him.
AthensnounUS /ˈæθənz/
the capital and largest city of Greece; named after Athena (its patron goddess)
From this reading And the messenger answered, saying, “O King, the men of Athens have slain thy mighty men with the sword, and burned thy ships; and few come back of all the great army which thou didst send against them.”
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading And the messenger answered, saying, “O King, the men of Athens have slain thy mighty men with the sword, and burned thy ships; and few come back of all the great army which thou didst send against them.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Thus sped the hosts of King Darius; and the messenger came again in haste, as he sat on his golden throne in Susa, while the nobles of Persia did obeisance before him.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Then the king said, “Speak, O man, hast thou brought good tidings that my slaves have chastised the people of the strange city?”
(used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness
From this reading Then in every city of the Persian land was heard the noise as of men who have a great work to do; and the armorers wrought spears and swords and shields, and in the harbors they built countless ships to sail over the dark sea.
treated by heating to a high temperature but below the melting or fusing point
From this reading And the messenger answered, saying, “O King, the men of Athens have slain thy mighty men with the sword, and burned thy ships; and few come back of all the great army which thou didst send against them.”
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Thus sped the hosts of King Darius; and the messenger came again in haste, as he sat on his golden throne in Susa, while the nobles of Persia did obeisance before him.
chastisedverbUS /tʃæˈstaɪzd/
past form of “chastise” — censure severely
From this reading Then the king said, “Speak, O man, hast thou brought good tidings that my slaves have chastised the people of the strange city?”
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading Then the king said, “Speak, O man, hast thou brought good tidings that my slaves have chastised the people of the strange city?”
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading And the messenger answered, saying, “O King, the men of Athens have slain thy mighty men with the sword, and burned thy ships; and few come back of all the great army which thou didst send against them.”
countlessadjectiveUS /ˈkaʊntləs/
too numerous to be counted
From this reading Then in every city of the Persian land was heard the noise as of men who have a great work to do; and the armorers wrought spears and swords and shields, and in the harbors they built countless ships to sail over the dark sea.
Darius
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From this reading Thus sped the hosts of King Darius; and the messenger came again in haste, as he sat on his golden throne in Susa, while the nobles of Persia did obeisance before him.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Then in every city of the Persian land was heard the noise as of men who have a great work to do; and the armorers wrought spears and swords and shields, and in the harbors they built countless ships to sail over the dark sea.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Thus sped the hosts of King Darius; and the messenger came again in haste, as he sat on his golden throne in Susa, while the nobles of Persia did obeisance before him.
didstauxiliary verbUS /dɪdst/
an old form of “did”, used with “thou”
From this reading And the messenger answered, saying, “O King, the men of Athens have slain thy mighty men with the sword, and burned thy ships; and few come back of all the great army which thou didst send against them.”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Then in every city of the Persian land was heard the noise as of men who have a great work to do; and the armorers wrought spears and swords and shields, and in the harbors they built countless ships to sail over the dark sea.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Then in every city of the Persian land was heard the noise as of men who have a great work to do; and the armorers wrought spears and swords and shields, and in the harbors they built countless ships to sail over the dark sea.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading And the messenger answered, saying, “O King, the men of Athens have slain thy mighty men with the sword, and burned thy ships; and few come back of all the great army which thou didst send against them.”
marked by extreme and violent energy
From this reading Great and fierce was the wrath of King Darius when he heard the tidings, and he hastened to make ready ships and men and horses, that he might go forth himself against the men of Athens.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Great and fierce was the wrath of King Darius when he heard the tidings, and he hastened to make ready ships and men and horses, that he might go forth himself against the men of Athens.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Great and fierce was the wrath of King Darius when he heard the tidings, and he hastened to make ready ships and men and horses, that he might go forth himself against the men of Athens.
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading Thus sped the hosts of King Darius; and the messenger came again in haste, as he sat on his golden throne in Susa, while the nobles of Persia did obeisance before him.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Then the king said, “Speak, O man, hast thou brought good tidings that my slaves have chastised the people of the strange city?”
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading And the messenger answered, saying, “O King, the men of Athens have slain thy mighty men with the sword, and burned thy ships; and few come back of all the great army which thou didst send against them.”
harborsnounUS /ˈhɑːrbərz/
plural of “harbor” — a sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo
From this reading Then in every city of the Persian land was heard the noise as of men who have a great work to do; and the armorers wrought spears and swords and shields, and in the harbors they built countless ships to sail over the dark sea.
hastauxiliary verbUS /hæst/
an old form of “have”, used with “thou”
From this reading Then the king said, “Speak, O man, hast thou brought good tidings that my slaves have chastised the people of the strange city?”
overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)
From this reading Thus sped the hosts of King Darius; and the messenger came again in haste, as he sat on his golden throne in Susa, while the nobles of Persia did obeisance before him.
past form of “hasten” — act or move at high speed
From this reading Great and fierce was the wrath of King Darius when he heard the tidings, and he hastened to make ready ships and men and horses, that he might go forth himself against the men of Athens.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Then the king said, “Speak, O man, hast thou brought good tidings that my slaves have chastised the people of the strange city?”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Thus sped the hosts of King Darius; and the messenger came again in haste, as he sat on his golden throne in Susa, while the nobles of Persia did obeisance before him.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Great and fierce was the wrath of King Darius when he heard the tidings, and he hastened to make ready ships and men and horses, that he might go forth himself against the men of Athens.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Thus sped the hosts of King Darius; and the messenger came again in haste, as he sat on his golden throne in Susa, while the nobles of Persia did obeisance before him.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Great and fierce was the wrath of King Darius when he heard the tidings, and he hastened to make ready ships and men and horses, that he might go forth himself against the men of Athens.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Thus sped the hosts of King Darius; and the messenger came again in haste, as he sat on his golden throne in Susa, while the nobles of Persia did obeisance before him.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Great and fierce was the wrath of King Darius when he heard the tidings, and he hastened to make ready ships and men and horses, that he might go forth himself against the men of Athens.
hostsnounUS /hoʊsts/
plural of “host” — a person who invites guests to a social event (such as a party in his or her own home) and who is responsible for them while they are there
From this reading Thus sped the hosts of King Darius; and the messenger came again in haste, as he sat on his golden throne in Susa, while the nobles of Persia did obeisance before him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Thus sped the hosts of King Darius; and the messenger came again in haste, as he sat on his golden throne in Susa, while the nobles of Persia did obeisance before him.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading Thus sped the hosts of King Darius; and the messenger came again in haste, as he sat on his golden throne in Susa, while the nobles of Persia did obeisance before him.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading Then in every city of the Persian land was heard the noise as of men who have a great work to do; and the armorers wrought spears and swords and shields, and in the harbors they built countless ships to sail over the dark sea.
engage in
From this reading Great and fierce was the wrath of King Darius when he heard the tidings, and he hastened to make ready ships and men and horses, that he might go forth himself against the men of Athens.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Then the king said, “Speak, O man, hast thou brought good tidings that my slaves have chastised the people of the strange city?”
the force of workers available
From this reading And the messenger answered, saying, “O King, the men of Athens have slain thy mighty men with the sword, and burned thy ships; and few come back of all the great army which thou didst send against them.”
a person who carries a message
From this reading Thus sped the hosts of King Darius; and the messenger came again in haste, as he sat on his golden throne in Susa, while the nobles of Persia did obeisance before him.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Great and fierce was the wrath of King Darius when he heard the tidings, and he hastened to make ready ships and men and horses, that he might go forth himself against the men of Athens.
having or showing great strength or force or intensity
From this reading And the messenger answered, saying, “O King, the men of Athens have slain thy mighty men with the sword, and burned thy ships; and few come back of all the great army which thou didst send against them.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Then the king said, “Speak, O man, hast thou brought good tidings that my slaves have chastised the people of the strange city?”
noblesnounUS /ˈnoʊbəlz/
plural of “noble” — a titled peer of the realm
From this reading Thus sped the hosts of King Darius; and the messenger came again in haste, as he sat on his golden throne in Susa, while the nobles of Persia did obeisance before him.
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading Then in every city of the Persian land was heard the noise as of men who have a great work to do; and the armorers wrought spears and swords and shields, and in the harbors they built countless ships to sail over the dark sea.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading Then the king said, “Speak, O man, hast thou brought good tidings that my slaves have chastised the people of the strange city?”
obeisancenounUS /oʊˈbeɪsəns/
bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame or greeting
From this reading Thus sped the hosts of King Darius; and the messenger came again in haste, as he sat on his golden throne in Susa, while the nobles of Persia did obeisance before him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Thus sped the hosts of King Darius; and the messenger came again in haste, as he sat on his golden throne in Susa, while the nobles of Persia did obeisance before him.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Thus sped the hosts of King Darius; and the messenger came again in haste, as he sat on his golden throne in Susa, while the nobles of Persia did obeisance before him.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Then in every city of the Persian land was heard the noise as of men who have a great work to do; and the armorers wrought spears and swords and shields, and in the harbors they built countless ships to sail over the dark sea.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Then the king said, “Speak, O man, hast thou brought good tidings that my slaves have chastised the people of the strange city?”
PersianounUS /ˈpɜːrʒə/
an empire in southern Asia created by Cyrus the Great in the 6th century BC and destroyed by Alexander the Great in the 4th century BC
From this reading Thus sped the hosts of King Darius; and the messenger came again in haste, as he sat on his golden throne in Susa, while the nobles of Persia did obeisance before him.
PersiannounUS /ˈpɜːrʒən/
a native or inhabitant of Iran
From this reading Then in every city of the Persian land was heard the noise as of men who have a great work to do; and the armorers wrought spears and swords and shields, and in the harbors they built countless ships to sail over the dark sea.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading Great and fierce was the wrath of King Darius when he heard the tidings, and he hastened to make ready ships and men and horses, that he might go forth himself against the men of Athens.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Then the king said, “Speak, O man, hast thou brought good tidings that my slaves have chastised the people of the strange city?”
traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading Then in every city of the Persian land was heard the noise as of men who have a great work to do; and the armorers wrought spears and swords and shields, and in the harbors they built countless ships to sail over the dark sea.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Thus sped the hosts of King Darius; and the messenger came again in haste, as he sat on his golden throne in Susa, while the nobles of Persia did obeisance before him.
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading And the messenger answered, saying, “O King, the men of Athens have slain thy mighty men with the sword, and burned thy ships; and few come back of all the great army which thou didst send against them.”
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading Then in every city of the Persian land was heard the noise as of men who have a great work to do; and the armorers wrought spears and swords and shields, and in the harbors they built countless ships to sail over the dark sea.
cause to go somewhere
From this reading And the messenger answered, saying, “O King, the men of Athens have slain thy mighty men with the sword, and burned thy ships; and few come back of all the great army which thou didst send against them.”
shieldsnounUS /ʃiːldz/
plural of “shield” — a protective covering or structure
From this reading Then in every city of the Persian land was heard the noise as of men who have a great work to do; and the armorers wrought spears and swords and shields, and in the harbors they built countless ships to sail over the dark sea.
plural of “ship” — a vessel that carries passengers or freight
From this reading And the messenger answered, saying, “O King, the men of Athens have slain thy mighty men with the sword, and burned thy ships; and few come back of all the great army which thou didst send against them.”
slainnounUS /sleɪn/
people who have been slain (as in battle)
From this reading And the messenger answered, saying, “O King, the men of Athens have slain thy mighty men with the sword, and burned thy ships; and few come back of all the great army which thou didst send against them.”
plural of “slave” — a person who is owned by someone
From this reading Then the king said, “Speak, O man, hast thou brought good tidings that my slaves have chastised the people of the strange city?”
express in speech
From this reading Then the king said, “Speak, O man, hast thou brought good tidings that my slaves have chastised the people of the strange city?”
spearsnounUS /spɪrz/
plural of “spear” — a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon
From this reading Then in every city of the Persian land was heard the noise as of men who have a great work to do; and the armorers wrought spears and swords and shields, and in the harbors they built countless ships to sail over the dark sea.
spedverbUS /sped/
inflected form of “speed” — move hurridly
From this reading Thus sped the hosts of King Darius; and the messenger came again in haste, as he sat on his golden throne in Susa, while the nobles of Persia did obeisance before him.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading Then the king said, “Speak, O man, hast thou brought good tidings that my slaves have chastised the people of the strange city?”
SusanounUS /ˈsuːsə/
a port city in eastern Tunisia on the Mediterranean
From this reading Thus sped the hosts of King Darius; and the messenger came again in haste, as he sat on his golden throne in Susa, while the nobles of Persia did obeisance before him.
a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
From this reading And the messenger answered, saying, “O King, the men of Athens have slain thy mighty men with the sword, and burned thy ships; and few come back of all the great army which thou didst send against them.”
swordsnounUS /sɔːrdz/
plural of “sword” — a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
From this reading Then in every city of the Persian land was heard the noise as of men who have a great work to do; and the armorers wrought spears and swords and shields, and in the harbors they built countless ships to sail over the dark sea.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Then the king said, “Speak, O man, hast thou brought good tidings that my slaves have chastised the people of the strange city?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Thus sped the hosts of King Darius; and the messenger came again in haste, as he sat on his golden throne in Susa, while the nobles of Persia did obeisance before him.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading And the messenger answered, saying, “O King, the men of Athens have slain thy mighty men with the sword, and burned thy ships; and few come back of all the great army which thou didst send against them.”
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then the king said, “Speak, O man, hast thou brought good tidings that my slaves have chastised the people of the strange city?”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then in every city of the Persian land was heard the noise as of men who have a great work to do; and the armorers wrought spears and swords and shields, and in the harbors they built countless ships to sail over the dark sea.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Then the king said, “Speak, O man, hast thou brought good tidings that my slaves have chastised the people of the strange city?”
the chair of state for a monarch, bishop, etc.
From this reading Thus sped the hosts of King Darius; and the messenger came again in haste, as he sat on his golden throne in Susa, while the nobles of Persia did obeisance before him.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading Thus sped the hosts of King Darius; and the messenger came again in haste, as he sat on his golden throne in Susa, while the nobles of Persia did obeisance before him.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading And the messenger answered, saying, “O King, the men of Athens have slain thy mighty men with the sword, and burned thy ships; and few come back of all the great army which thou didst send against them.”
tidingsnounUS /ˈtaɪdɪŋz/
information about recent and important events
From this reading Then the king said, “Speak, O man, hast thou brought good tidings that my slaves have chastised the people of the strange city?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Great and fierce was the wrath of King Darius when he heard the tidings, and he hastened to make ready ships and men and horses, that he might go forth himself against the men of Athens.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Great and fierce was the wrath of King Darius when he heard the tidings, and he hastened to make ready ships and men and horses, that he might go forth himself against the men of Athens.
at the time that
From this reading Great and fierce was the wrath of King Darius when he heard the tidings, and he hastened to make ready ships and men and horses, that he might go forth himself against the men of Athens.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading And the messenger answered, saying, “O King, the men of Athens have slain thy mighty men with the sword, and burned thy ships; and few come back of all the great army which thou didst send against them.”
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Thus sped the hosts of King Darius; and the messenger came again in haste, as he sat on his golden throne in Susa, while the nobles of Persia did obeisance before him.
which person or people
From this reading Then in every city of the Persian land was heard the noise as of men who have a great work to do; and the armorers wrought spears and swords and shields, and in the harbors they built countless ships to sail over the dark sea.
in the company of; together with
From this reading And the messenger answered, saying, “O King, the men of Athens have slain thy mighty men with the sword, and burned thy ships; and few come back of all the great army which thou didst send against them.”
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Then in every city of the Persian land was heard the noise as of men who have a great work to do; and the armorers wrought spears and swords and shields, and in the harbors they built countless ships to sail over the dark sea.
intense anger (usually on an epic scale)
From this reading Great and fierce was the wrath of King Darius when he heard the tidings, and he hastened to make ready ships and men and horses, that he might go forth himself against the men of Athens.
wroughtadjectiveUS /rɔːt/
shaped to fit by or as if by altering the contours of a pliable mass (as by work or effort)
From this reading Then in every city of the Persian land was heard the noise as of men who have a great work to do; and the armorers wrought spears and swords and shields, and in the harbors they built countless ships to sail over the dark sea.
