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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 So the navy of Athens continued to grow while that of the other states dwindled until they possessed only a few vessels.
added
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From this reading To this Athens agreed gladly, and with the money she added ship after ship to her own fleet.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading To this Athens agreed gladly, and with the money she added ship after ship to her own fleet.
agreed
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From this reading To this Athens agreed gladly, and with the money she added ship after ship to her own fleet.
allied
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From this reading Many of the allied cities offered to send, as their contribution to the league, money instead of ships.
allies
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From this reading The treasury of the league, which had been kept in the small but sacred island of Delos, was moved to Athens with the consent of the allies.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading PERICLES AND ELPINICE Athens was at first the leader of the Delian League; she soon became its ruler.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Many of the allied cities offered to send, as their contribution to the league, money instead of ships.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading PERICLES AND ELPINICE Athens was at first the leader of the Delian League; she soon became its ruler.
Athens
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From this reading PERICLES AND ELPINICE Athens was at first the leader of the Delian League; she soon became its ruler.
became
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From this reading PERICLES AND ELPINICE Athens was at first the leader of the Delian League; she soon became its ruler.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The treasury of the league, which had been kept in the small but sacred island of Delos, was moved to Athens with the consent of the allies.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The treasury of the league, which had been kept in the small but sacred island of Delos, was moved to Athens with the consent of the allies.
cities
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From this reading Many of the allied cities offered to send, as their contribution to the league, money instead of ships.
consent
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From this reading The treasury of the league, which had been kept in the small but sacred island of Delos, was moved to Athens with the consent of the allies.
continued
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From this reading So the navy of Athens continued to grow while that of the other states dwindled until they possessed only a few vessels.
contribution
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From this reading Many of the allied cities offered to send, as their contribution to the league, money instead of ships.
Delian
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From this reading PERICLES AND ELPINICE Athens was at first the leader of the Delian League; she soon became its ruler.
Delos
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From this reading The treasury of the league, which had been kept in the small but sacred island of Delos, was moved to Athens with the consent of the allies.
dwindled
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From this reading So the navy of Athens continued to grow while that of the other states dwindled until they possessed only a few vessels.
ELPINICE
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From this reading PERICLES AND ELPINICE Athens was at first the leader of the Delian League; she soon became its ruler.
few
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From this reading So the navy of Athens continued to grow while that of the other states dwindled until they possessed only a few vessels.
first
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From this reading PERICLES AND ELPINICE Athens was at first the leader of the Delian League; she soon became its ruler.
fleet
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From this reading To this Athens agreed gladly, and with the money she added ship after ship to her own fleet.
gladly
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From this reading To this Athens agreed gladly, and with the money she added ship after ship to her own fleet.
grow
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From this reading So the navy of Athens continued to grow while that of the other states dwindled until they possessed only a few vessels.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The treasury of the league, which had been kept in the small but sacred island of Delos, was moved to Athens with the consent of the allies.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading To this Athens agreed gladly, and with the money she added ship after ship to her own fleet.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The treasury of the league, which had been kept in the small but sacred island of Delos, was moved to Athens with the consent of the allies.
instead
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From this reading Many of the allied cities offered to send, as their contribution to the league, money instead of ships.
island
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From this reading The treasury of the league, which had been kept in the small but sacred island of Delos, was moved to Athens with the consent of the allies.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading PERICLES AND ELPINICE Athens was at first the leader of the Delian League; she soon became its ruler.
kept
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From this reading The treasury of the league, which had been kept in the small but sacred island of Delos, was moved to Athens with the consent of the allies.
leader
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From this reading PERICLES AND ELPINICE Athens was at first the leader of the Delian League; she soon became its ruler.
League
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From this reading PERICLES AND ELPINICE Athens was at first the leader of the Delian League; she soon became its ruler.
Many
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From this reading Many of the allied cities offered to send, as their contribution to the league, money instead of ships.
money
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From this reading Many of the allied cities offered to send, as their contribution to the league, money instead of ships.
moved
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From this reading The treasury of the league, which had been kept in the small but sacred island of Delos, was moved to Athens with the consent of the allies.
navy
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From this reading So the navy of Athens continued to grow while that of the other states dwindled until they possessed only a few vessels.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading PERICLES AND ELPINICE Athens was at first the leader of the Delian League; she soon became its ruler.
offered
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From this reading Many of the allied cities offered to send, as their contribution to the league, money instead of ships.
only
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From this reading So the navy of Athens continued to grow while that of the other states dwindled until they possessed only a few vessels.
other
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From this reading So the navy of Athens continued to grow while that of the other states dwindled until they possessed only a few vessels.
own
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From this reading To this Athens agreed gladly, and with the money she added ship after ship to her own fleet.
PERICLES
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From this reading PERICLES AND ELPINICE Athens was at first the leader of the Delian League; she soon became its ruler.
possessed
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From this reading So the navy of Athens continued to grow while that of the other states dwindled until they possessed only a few vessels.
ruler
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From this reading PERICLES AND ELPINICE Athens was at first the leader of the Delian League; she soon became its ruler.
sacred
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From this reading The treasury of the league, which had been kept in the small but sacred island of Delos, was moved to Athens with the consent of the allies.
send
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From this reading Many of the allied cities offered to send, as their contribution to the league, money instead of ships.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading PERICLES AND ELPINICE Athens was at first the leader of the Delian League; she soon became its ruler.
ship
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From this reading To this Athens agreed gladly, and with the money she added ship after ship to her own fleet.
ships
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From this reading Many of the allied cities offered to send, as their contribution to the league, money instead of ships.
small
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From this reading The treasury of the league, which had been kept in the small but sacred island of Delos, was moved to Athens with the consent of the allies.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So the navy of Athens continued to grow while that of the other states dwindled until they possessed only a few vessels.
soon
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From this reading PERICLES AND ELPINICE Athens was at first the leader of the Delian League; she soon became its ruler.
states
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From this reading So the navy of Athens continued to grow while that of the other states dwindled until they possessed only a few vessels.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading So the navy of Athens continued to grow while that of the other states dwindled until they possessed only a few vessels.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PERICLES AND ELPINICE Athens was at first the leader of the Delian League; she soon became its ruler.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Many of the allied cities offered to send, as their contribution to the league, money instead of ships.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So the navy of Athens continued to grow while that of the other states dwindled until they possessed only a few vessels.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading To this Athens agreed gladly, and with the money she added ship after ship to her own fleet.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Many of the allied cities offered to send, as their contribution to the league, money instead of ships.
treasury
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From this reading The treasury of the league, which had been kept in the small but sacred island of Delos, was moved to Athens with the consent of the allies.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading So the navy of Athens continued to grow while that of the other states dwindled until they possessed only a few vessels.
vessels
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From this reading So the navy of Athens continued to grow while that of the other states dwindled until they possessed only a few vessels.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading PERICLES AND ELPINICE Athens was at first the leader of the Delian League; she soon became its ruler.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The treasury of the league, which had been kept in the small but sacred island of Delos, was moved to Athens with the consent of the allies.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading So the navy of Athens continued to grow while that of the other states dwindled until they possessed only a few vessels.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading To this Athens agreed gladly, and with the money she added ship after ship to her own fleet.
