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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 DARIUS REWARDS HISTIAEUS Meanwhile a band of Scythians had reached the banks of the Danube.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading But that same night, after a terrible march, the great king reached the river unnoticed by the Scythians.
alreadynounUS /ˈalready/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The Ionians had already loosed some of the boats on the farther side, that the enemy might think that the bridge was useless.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And they, seeing this, and thinking that it would be impossible for Darius to cross the river, turned back to meet him.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He saw at once that there were no boats on his side of the river.
back
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From this reading And they, seeing this, and thinking that it would be impossible for Darius to cross the river, turned back to meet him.
band
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From this reading DARIUS REWARDS HISTIAEUS Meanwhile a band of Scythians had reached the banks of the Danube.
banks
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From this reading DARIUS REWARDS HISTIAEUS Meanwhile a band of Scythians had reached the banks of the Danube.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And they, seeing this, and thinking that it would be impossible for Darius to cross the river, turned back to meet him.
boats
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From this reading The Ionians had already loosed some of the boats on the farther side, that the enemy might think that the bridge was useless.
bridge
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From this reading The Ionians had already loosed some of the boats on the farther side, that the enemy might think that the bridge was useless.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But that same night, after a terrible march, the great king reached the river unnoticed by the Scythians.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But that same night, after a terrible march, the great king reached the river unnoticed by the Scythians.
cross
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From this reading And they, seeing this, and thinking that it would be impossible for Darius to cross the river, turned back to meet him.
Danube
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From this reading DARIUS REWARDS HISTIAEUS Meanwhile a band of Scythians had reached the banks of the Danube.
DARIUS
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From this reading DARIUS REWARDS HISTIAEUS Meanwhile a band of Scythians had reached the banks of the Danube.
enemy
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From this reading The Ionians had already loosed some of the boats on the farther side, that the enemy might think that the bridge was useless.
farther
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From this reading The Ionians had already loosed some of the boats on the farther side, that the enemy might think that the bridge was useless.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And they, seeing this, and thinking that it would be impossible for Darius to cross the river, turned back to meet him.
great
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From this reading But that same night, after a terrible march, the great king reached the river unnoticed by the Scythians.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading DARIUS REWARDS HISTIAEUS Meanwhile a band of Scythians had reached the banks of the Danube.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He saw at once that there were no boats on his side of the river.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And they, seeing this, and thinking that it would be impossible for Darius to cross the river, turned back to meet him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He saw at once that there were no boats on his side of the river.
HISTIAEUS
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From this reading DARIUS REWARDS HISTIAEUS Meanwhile a band of Scythians had reached the banks of the Danube.
impossible
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From this reading And they, seeing this, and thinking that it would be impossible for Darius to cross the river, turned back to meet him.
Ionians
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From this reading The Ionians had already loosed some of the boats on the farther side, that the enemy might think that the bridge was useless.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And they, seeing this, and thinking that it would be impossible for Darius to cross the river, turned back to meet him.
king
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From this reading But that same night, after a terrible march, the great king reached the river unnoticed by the Scythians.
loosed
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From this reading The Ionians had already loosed some of the boats on the farther side, that the enemy might think that the bridge was useless.
march
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From this reading But that same night, after a terrible march, the great king reached the river unnoticed by the Scythians.
Meanwhile
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From this reading DARIUS REWARDS HISTIAEUS Meanwhile a band of Scythians had reached the banks of the Danube.
meet
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From this reading And they, seeing this, and thinking that it would be impossible for Darius to cross the river, turned back to meet him.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The Ionians had already loosed some of the boats on the farther side, that the enemy might think that the bridge was useless.
night
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From this reading But that same night, after a terrible march, the great king reached the river unnoticed by the Scythians.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He saw at once that there were no boats on his side of the river.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading DARIUS REWARDS HISTIAEUS Meanwhile a band of Scythians had reached the banks of the Danube.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Ionians had already loosed some of the boats on the farther side, that the enemy might think that the bridge was useless.
once
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From this reading He saw at once that there were no boats on his side of the river.
reached
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From this reading DARIUS REWARDS HISTIAEUS Meanwhile a band of Scythians had reached the banks of the Danube.
REWARDS
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From this reading DARIUS REWARDS HISTIAEUS Meanwhile a band of Scythians had reached the banks of the Danube.
river
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From this reading And they, seeing this, and thinking that it would be impossible for Darius to cross the river, turned back to meet him.
sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/
Identical; not different.
From this reading But that same night, after a terrible march, the great king reached the river unnoticed by the Scythians.
saw
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From this reading He saw at once that there were no boats on his side of the river.
Scythians
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From this reading DARIUS REWARDS HISTIAEUS Meanwhile a band of Scythians had reached the banks of the Danube.
seeing
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From this reading And they, seeing this, and thinking that it would be impossible for Darius to cross the river, turned back to meet him.
side
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From this reading The Ionians had already loosed some of the boats on the farther side, that the enemy might think that the bridge was useless.
some
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From this reading The Ionians had already loosed some of the boats on the farther side, that the enemy might think that the bridge was useless.
terrible
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From this reading But that same night, after a terrible march, the great king reached the river unnoticed by the Scythians.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The Ionians had already loosed some of the boats on the farther side, that the enemy might think that the bridge was useless.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DARIUS REWARDS HISTIAEUS Meanwhile a band of Scythians had reached the banks of the Danube.
there
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From this reading He saw at once that there were no boats on his side of the river.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And they, seeing this, and thinking that it would be impossible for Darius to cross the river, turned back to meet him.
think
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From this reading The Ionians had already loosed some of the boats on the farther side, that the enemy might think that the bridge was useless.
thinking
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From this reading And they, seeing this, and thinking that it would be impossible for Darius to cross the river, turned back to meet him.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And they, seeing this, and thinking that it would be impossible for Darius to cross the river, turned back to meet him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And they, seeing this, and thinking that it would be impossible for Darius to cross the river, turned back to meet him.
turned
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From this reading And they, seeing this, and thinking that it would be impossible for Darius to cross the river, turned back to meet him.
unnoticed
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From this reading But that same night, after a terrible march, the great king reached the river unnoticed by the Scythians.
useless
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From this reading The Ionians had already loosed some of the boats on the farther side, that the enemy might think that the bridge was useless.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Ionians had already loosed some of the boats on the farther side, that the enemy might think that the bridge was useless.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He saw at once that there were no boats on his side of the river.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading And they, seeing this, and thinking that it would be impossible for Darius to cross the river, turned back to meet him.
