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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 And without thy counsels how could such a thing be done?
afresh
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From this reading See that thou bring not thyself into blame afresh.’
all
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From this reading How can all this seem good to thee?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE SANDAL SEWN BY HISTIAEUS Now when Darius heard that Sardis had been destroyed, he sent for Histiaeus and said to him, ‘O Histiaeus, I hear that the man to whom thou hast given thy city has been doing strange things.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And without thy counsels how could such a thing be done?
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading THE SANDAL SEWN BY HISTIAEUS Now when Darius heard that Sardis had been destroyed, he sent for Histiaeus and said to him, ‘O Histiaeus, I hear that the man to whom thou hast given thy city has been doing strange things.
blame
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From this reading See that thou bring not thyself into blame afresh.’
bring
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From this reading See that thou bring not thyself into blame afresh.’
brought
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From this reading He has brought over men from Europe to help the Ionians whom I shall punish....
BYprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE SANDAL SEWN BY HISTIAEUS Now when Darius heard that Sardis had been destroyed, he sent for Histiaeus and said to him, ‘O Histiaeus, I hear that the man to whom thou hast given thy city has been doing strange things.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading How can all this seem good to thee?
city
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From this reading THE SANDAL SEWN BY HISTIAEUS Now when Darius heard that Sardis had been destroyed, he sent for Histiaeus and said to him, ‘O Histiaeus, I hear that the man to whom thou hast given thy city has been doing strange things.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading And without thy counsels how could such a thing be done?
counsels
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From this reading And without thy counsels how could such a thing be done?
Darius
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From this reading THE SANDAL SEWN BY HISTIAEUS Now when Darius heard that Sardis had been destroyed, he sent for Histiaeus and said to him, ‘O Histiaeus, I hear that the man to whom thou hast given thy city has been doing strange things.
destroyed
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From this reading THE SANDAL SEWN BY HISTIAEUS Now when Darius heard that Sardis had been destroyed, he sent for Histiaeus and said to him, ‘O Histiaeus, I hear that the man to whom thou hast given thy city has been doing strange things.
doing
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From this reading THE SANDAL SEWN BY HISTIAEUS Now when Darius heard that Sardis had been destroyed, he sent for Histiaeus and said to him, ‘O Histiaeus, I hear that the man to whom thou hast given thy city has been doing strange things.
done
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From this reading And without thy counsels how could such a thing be done?
Europe
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From this reading He has brought over men from Europe to help the Ionians whom I shall punish....
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE SANDAL SEWN BY HISTIAEUS Now when Darius heard that Sardis had been destroyed, he sent for Histiaeus and said to him, ‘O Histiaeus, I hear that the man to whom thou hast given thy city has been doing strange things.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He has brought over men from Europe to help the Ionians whom I shall punish....
given
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From this reading THE SANDAL SEWN BY HISTIAEUS Now when Darius heard that Sardis had been destroyed, he sent for Histiaeus and said to him, ‘O Histiaeus, I hear that the man to whom thou hast given thy city has been doing strange things.
good
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From this reading How can all this seem good to thee?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE SANDAL SEWN BY HISTIAEUS Now when Darius heard that Sardis had been destroyed, he sent for Histiaeus and said to him, ‘O Histiaeus, I hear that the man to whom thou hast given thy city has been doing strange things.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE SANDAL SEWN BY HISTIAEUS Now when Darius heard that Sardis had been destroyed, he sent for Histiaeus and said to him, ‘O Histiaeus, I hear that the man to whom thou hast given thy city has been doing strange things.
hastauxiliary verbUS /hæst/
an old form of “have”, used with “thou”
From this reading THE SANDAL SEWN BY HISTIAEUS Now when Darius heard that Sardis had been destroyed, he sent for Histiaeus and said to him, ‘O Histiaeus, I hear that the man to whom thou hast given thy city has been doing strange things.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE SANDAL SEWN BY HISTIAEUS Now when Darius heard that Sardis had been destroyed, he sent for Histiaeus and said to him, ‘O Histiaeus, I hear that the man to whom thou hast given thy city has been doing strange things.
hear
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From this reading THE SANDAL SEWN BY HISTIAEUS Now when Darius heard that Sardis had been destroyed, he sent for Histiaeus and said to him, ‘O Histiaeus, I hear that the man to whom thou hast given thy city has been doing strange things.
heard
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From this reading THE SANDAL SEWN BY HISTIAEUS Now when Darius heard that Sardis had been destroyed, he sent for Histiaeus and said to him, ‘O Histiaeus, I hear that the man to whom thou hast given thy city has been doing strange things.
help
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From this reading He has brought over men from Europe to help the Ionians whom I shall punish....
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE SANDAL SEWN BY HISTIAEUS Now when Darius heard that Sardis had been destroyed, he sent for Histiaeus and said to him, ‘O Histiaeus, I hear that the man to whom thou hast given thy city has been doing strange things.
HISTIAEUS
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From this reading THE SANDAL SEWN BY HISTIAEUS Now when Darius heard that Sardis had been destroyed, he sent for Histiaeus and said to him, ‘O Histiaeus, I hear that the man to whom thou hast given thy city has been doing strange things.
How
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From this reading How can all this seem good to thee?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE SANDAL SEWN BY HISTIAEUS Now when Darius heard that Sardis had been destroyed, he sent for Histiaeus and said to him, ‘O Histiaeus, I hear that the man to whom thou hast given thy city has been doing strange things.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading See that thou bring not thyself into blame afresh.’
Ionians
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From this reading He has brought over men from Europe to help the Ionians whom I shall punish....
man
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From this reading THE SANDAL SEWN BY HISTIAEUS Now when Darius heard that Sardis had been destroyed, he sent for Histiaeus and said to him, ‘O Histiaeus, I hear that the man to whom thou hast given thy city has been doing strange things.
men
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From this reading He has brought over men from Europe to help the Ionians whom I shall punish....
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading See that thou bring not thyself into blame afresh.’
Now
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From this reading THE SANDAL SEWN BY HISTIAEUS Now when Darius heard that Sardis had been destroyed, he sent for Histiaeus and said to him, ‘O Histiaeus, I hear that the man to whom thou hast given thy city has been doing strange things.
O
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From this reading THE SANDAL SEWN BY HISTIAEUS Now when Darius heard that Sardis had been destroyed, he sent for Histiaeus and said to him, ‘O Histiaeus, I hear that the man to whom thou hast given thy city has been doing strange things.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He has brought over men from Europe to help the Ionians whom I shall punish....
punish
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From this reading He has brought over men from Europe to help the Ionians whom I shall punish....
said
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From this reading THE SANDAL SEWN BY HISTIAEUS Now when Darius heard that Sardis had been destroyed, he sent for Histiaeus and said to him, ‘O Histiaeus, I hear that the man to whom thou hast given thy city has been doing strange things.
SANDAL
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From this reading THE SANDAL SEWN BY HISTIAEUS Now when Darius heard that Sardis had been destroyed, he sent for Histiaeus and said to him, ‘O Histiaeus, I hear that the man to whom thou hast given thy city has been doing strange things.
Sardis
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From this reading THE SANDAL SEWN BY HISTIAEUS Now when Darius heard that Sardis had been destroyed, he sent for Histiaeus and said to him, ‘O Histiaeus, I hear that the man to whom thou hast given thy city has been doing strange things.
See
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From this reading See that thou bring not thyself into blame afresh.’
seem
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From this reading How can all this seem good to thee?
sent
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From this reading THE SANDAL SEWN BY HISTIAEUS Now when Darius heard that Sardis had been destroyed, he sent for Histiaeus and said to him, ‘O Histiaeus, I hear that the man to whom thou hast given thy city has been doing strange things.
SEWN
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From this reading THE SANDAL SEWN BY HISTIAEUS Now when Darius heard that Sardis had been destroyed, he sent for Histiaeus and said to him, ‘O Histiaeus, I hear that the man to whom thou hast given thy city has been doing strange things.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading He has brought over men from Europe to help the Ionians whom I shall punish....
strange
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From this reading THE SANDAL SEWN BY HISTIAEUS Now when Darius heard that Sardis had been destroyed, he sent for Histiaeus and said to him, ‘O Histiaeus, I hear that the man to whom thou hast given thy city has been doing strange things.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading And without thy counsels how could such a thing be done?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE SANDAL SEWN BY HISTIAEUS Now when Darius heard that Sardis had been destroyed, he sent for Histiaeus and said to him, ‘O Histiaeus, I hear that the man to whom thou hast given thy city has been doing strange things.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SANDAL SEWN BY HISTIAEUS Now when Darius heard that Sardis had been destroyed, he sent for Histiaeus and said to him, ‘O Histiaeus, I hear that the man to whom thou hast given thy city has been doing strange things.
theepronounUS /ðiː/
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading How can all this seem good to thee?
thing
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From this reading And without thy counsels how could such a thing be done?
things
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From this reading THE SANDAL SEWN BY HISTIAEUS Now when Darius heard that Sardis had been destroyed, he sent for Histiaeus and said to him, ‘O Histiaeus, I hear that the man to whom thou hast given thy city has been doing strange things.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading How can all this seem good to thee?
thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading THE SANDAL SEWN BY HISTIAEUS Now when Darius heard that Sardis had been destroyed, he sent for Histiaeus and said to him, ‘O Histiaeus, I hear that the man to whom thou hast given thy city has been doing strange things.
thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading THE SANDAL SEWN BY HISTIAEUS Now when Darius heard that Sardis had been destroyed, he sent for Histiaeus and said to him, ‘O Histiaeus, I hear that the man to whom thou hast given thy city has been doing strange things.
thyself
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From this reading See that thou bring not thyself into blame afresh.’
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE SANDAL SEWN BY HISTIAEUS Now when Darius heard that Sardis had been destroyed, he sent for Histiaeus and said to him, ‘O Histiaeus, I hear that the man to whom thou hast given thy city has been doing strange things.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading THE SANDAL SEWN BY HISTIAEUS Now when Darius heard that Sardis had been destroyed, he sent for Histiaeus and said to him, ‘O Histiaeus, I hear that the man to whom thou hast given thy city has been doing strange things.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE SANDAL SEWN BY HISTIAEUS Now when Darius heard that Sardis had been destroyed, he sent for Histiaeus and said to him, ‘O Histiaeus, I hear that the man to whom thou hast given thy city has been doing strange things.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading And without thy counsels how could such a thing be done?
