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425
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From this reading BRASIDAS LOSES HIS SHIELD In 425 B.C., the seventh year of the war, an Athenian fleet of about forty ships, under an admiral named Eurymedon, was forced by stormy weather to seek shelter on the promontory of Pylos in Messenia.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading To give the men something to do until the storm allowed them to sail, Demosthenes, an officer on board one of the ships, bade them begin to build a fort.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading BRASIDAS LOSES HIS SHIELD In 425 B.C., the seventh year of the war, an Athenian fleet of about forty ships, under an admiral named Eurymedon, was forced by stormy weather to seek shelter on the promontory of Pylos in Messenia.
admiral
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From this reading BRASIDAS LOSES HIS SHIELD In 425 B.C., the seventh year of the war, an Athenian fleet of about forty ships, under an admiral named Eurymedon, was forced by stormy weather to seek shelter on the promontory of Pylos in Messenia.
allowed
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From this reading To give the men something to do until the storm allowed them to sail, Demosthenes, an officer on board one of the ships, bade them begin to build a fort.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading BRASIDAS LOSES HIS SHIELD In 425 B.C., the seventh year of the war, an Athenian fleet of about forty ships, under an admiral named Eurymedon, was forced by stormy weather to seek shelter on the promontory of Pylos in Messenia.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Pylos stood on the Bay of Pylos, which you now know as the Bay of Navarino.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At first the men took little interest in the work, for they expected each day to leave Pylos.
Athenian
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From this reading BRASIDAS LOSES HIS SHIELD In 425 B.C., the seventh year of the war, an Athenian fleet of about forty ships, under an admiral named Eurymedon, was forced by stormy weather to seek shelter on the promontory of Pylos in Messenia.
attack
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From this reading But it was not only to employ the men that he did this, but because he believed that Pylos would make a good fortress from which to attack the western shore of Peloponnesus.
B
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From this reading BRASIDAS LOSES HIS SHIELD In 425 B.C., the seventh year of the war, an Athenian fleet of about forty ships, under an admiral named Eurymedon, was forced by stormy weather to seek shelter on the promontory of Pylos in Messenia.
bade
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From this reading To give the men something to do until the storm allowed them to sail, Demosthenes, an officer on board one of the ships, bade them begin to build a fort.
Bay
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From this reading Pylos stood on the Bay of Pylos, which you now know as the Bay of Navarino.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading But it was not only to employ the men that he did this, but because he believed that Pylos would make a good fortress from which to attack the western shore of Peloponnesus.
begin
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From this reading To give the men something to do until the storm allowed them to sail, Demosthenes, an officer on board one of the ships, bade them begin to build a fort.
believed
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From this reading But it was not only to employ the men that he did this, but because he believed that Pylos would make a good fortress from which to attack the western shore of Peloponnesus.
board
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From this reading To give the men something to do until the storm allowed them to sail, Demosthenes, an officer on board one of the ships, bade them begin to build a fort.
BRASIDAS
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From this reading BRASIDAS LOSES HIS SHIELD In 425 B.C., the seventh year of the war, an Athenian fleet of about forty ships, under an admiral named Eurymedon, was forced by stormy weather to seek shelter on the promontory of Pylos in Messenia.
build
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From this reading To give the men something to do until the storm allowed them to sail, Demosthenes, an officer on board one of the ships, bade them begin to build a fort.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it was not only to employ the men that he did this, but because he believed that Pylos would make a good fortress from which to attack the western shore of Peloponnesus.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BRASIDAS LOSES HIS SHIELD In 425 B.C., the seventh year of the war, an Athenian fleet of about forty ships, under an admiral named Eurymedon, was forced by stormy weather to seek shelter on the promontory of Pylos in Messenia.
C
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From this reading BRASIDAS LOSES HIS SHIELD In 425 B.C., the seventh year of the war, an Athenian fleet of about forty ships, under an admiral named Eurymedon, was forced by stormy weather to seek shelter on the promontory of Pylos in Messenia.
day
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From this reading At first the men took little interest in the work, for they expected each day to leave Pylos.
Demosthenes
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From this reading To give the men something to do until the storm allowed them to sail, Demosthenes, an officer on board one of the ships, bade them begin to build a fort.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But it was not only to employ the men that he did this, but because he believed that Pylos would make a good fortress from which to attack the western shore of Peloponnesus.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading To give the men something to do until the storm allowed them to sail, Demosthenes, an officer on board one of the ships, bade them begin to build a fort.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading At first the men took little interest in the work, for they expected each day to leave Pylos.
employ
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From this reading But it was not only to employ the men that he did this, but because he believed that Pylos would make a good fortress from which to attack the western shore of Peloponnesus.
Eurymedon
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From this reading BRASIDAS LOSES HIS SHIELD In 425 B.C., the seventh year of the war, an Athenian fleet of about forty ships, under an admiral named Eurymedon, was forced by stormy weather to seek shelter on the promontory of Pylos in Messenia.
expected
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From this reading At first the men took little interest in the work, for they expected each day to leave Pylos.
first
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From this reading At first the men took little interest in the work, for they expected each day to leave Pylos.
fleet
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From this reading BRASIDAS LOSES HIS SHIELD In 425 B.C., the seventh year of the war, an Athenian fleet of about forty ships, under an admiral named Eurymedon, was forced by stormy weather to seek shelter on the promontory of Pylos in Messenia.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading At first the men took little interest in the work, for they expected each day to leave Pylos.
forced
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From this reading BRASIDAS LOSES HIS SHIELD In 425 B.C., the seventh year of the war, an Athenian fleet of about forty ships, under an admiral named Eurymedon, was forced by stormy weather to seek shelter on the promontory of Pylos in Messenia.
fort
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From this reading To give the men something to do until the storm allowed them to sail, Demosthenes, an officer on board one of the ships, bade them begin to build a fort.
fortress
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From this reading But it was not only to employ the men that he did this, but because he believed that Pylos would make a good fortress from which to attack the western shore of Peloponnesus.
forty
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From this reading BRASIDAS LOSES HIS SHIELD In 425 B.C., the seventh year of the war, an Athenian fleet of about forty ships, under an admiral named Eurymedon, was forced by stormy weather to seek shelter on the promontory of Pylos in Messenia.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But it was not only to employ the men that he did this, but because he believed that Pylos would make a good fortress from which to attack the western shore of Peloponnesus.
give
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From this reading To give the men something to do until the storm allowed them to sail, Demosthenes, an officer on board one of the ships, bade them begin to build a fort.
good
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From this reading But it was not only to employ the men that he did this, but because he believed that Pylos would make a good fortress from which to attack the western shore of Peloponnesus.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But it was not only to employ the men that he did this, but because he believed that Pylos would make a good fortress from which to attack the western shore of Peloponnesus.
HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading BRASIDAS LOSES HIS SHIELD In 425 B.C., the seventh year of the war, an Athenian fleet of about forty ships, under an admiral named Eurymedon, was forced by stormy weather to seek shelter on the promontory of Pylos in Messenia.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading BRASIDAS LOSES HIS SHIELD In 425 B.C., the seventh year of the war, an Athenian fleet of about forty ships, under an admiral named Eurymedon, was forced by stormy weather to seek shelter on the promontory of Pylos in Messenia.
interest
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From this reading At first the men took little interest in the work, for they expected each day to leave Pylos.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But it was not only to employ the men that he did this, but because he believed that Pylos would make a good fortress from which to attack the western shore of Peloponnesus.
know
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From this reading Pylos stood on the Bay of Pylos, which you now know as the Bay of Navarino.
leave
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From this reading At first the men took little interest in the work, for they expected each day to leave Pylos.
little
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From this reading At first the men took little interest in the work, for they expected each day to leave Pylos.
LOSES
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From this reading BRASIDAS LOSES HIS SHIELD In 425 B.C., the seventh year of the war, an Athenian fleet of about forty ships, under an admiral named Eurymedon, was forced by stormy weather to seek shelter on the promontory of Pylos in Messenia.
make
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From this reading But it was not only to employ the men that he did this, but because he believed that Pylos would make a good fortress from which to attack the western shore of Peloponnesus.
men
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From this reading To give the men something to do until the storm allowed them to sail, Demosthenes, an officer on board one of the ships, bade them begin to build a fort.
Messenia
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From this reading BRASIDAS LOSES HIS SHIELD In 425 B.C., the seventh year of the war, an Athenian fleet of about forty ships, under an admiral named Eurymedon, was forced by stormy weather to seek shelter on the promontory of Pylos in Messenia.
named
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From this reading BRASIDAS LOSES HIS SHIELD In 425 B.C., the seventh year of the war, an Athenian fleet of about forty ships, under an admiral named Eurymedon, was forced by stormy weather to seek shelter on the promontory of Pylos in Messenia.
Navarino
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From this reading Pylos stood on the Bay of Pylos, which you now know as the Bay of Navarino.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But it was not only to employ the men that he did this, but because he believed that Pylos would make a good fortress from which to attack the western shore of Peloponnesus.
now
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From this reading Pylos stood on the Bay of Pylos, which you now know as the Bay of Navarino.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BRASIDAS LOSES HIS SHIELD In 425 B.C., the seventh year of the war, an Athenian fleet of about forty ships, under an admiral named Eurymedon, was forced by stormy weather to seek shelter on the promontory of Pylos in Messenia.
officer
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From this reading To give the men something to do until the storm allowed them to sail, Demosthenes, an officer on board one of the ships, bade them begin to build a fort.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading BRASIDAS LOSES HIS SHIELD In 425 B.C., the seventh year of the war, an Athenian fleet of about forty ships, under an admiral named Eurymedon, was forced by stormy weather to seek shelter on the promontory of Pylos in Messenia.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading To give the men something to do until the storm allowed them to sail, Demosthenes, an officer on board one of the ships, bade them begin to build a fort.
only
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From this reading But it was not only to employ the men that he did this, but because he believed that Pylos would make a good fortress from which to attack the western shore of Peloponnesus.
Peloponnesus
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From this reading But it was not only to employ the men that he did this, but because he believed that Pylos would make a good fortress from which to attack the western shore of Peloponnesus.
promontory
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From this reading BRASIDAS LOSES HIS SHIELD In 425 B.C., the seventh year of the war, an Athenian fleet of about forty ships, under an admiral named Eurymedon, was forced by stormy weather to seek shelter on the promontory of Pylos in Messenia.
Pylos
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From this reading BRASIDAS LOSES HIS SHIELD In 425 B.C., the seventh year of the war, an Athenian fleet of about forty ships, under an admiral named Eurymedon, was forced by stormy weather to seek shelter on the promontory of Pylos in Messenia.
sail
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From this reading To give the men something to do until the storm allowed them to sail, Demosthenes, an officer on board one of the ships, bade them begin to build a fort.
seek
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From this reading BRASIDAS LOSES HIS SHIELD In 425 B.C., the seventh year of the war, an Athenian fleet of about forty ships, under an admiral named Eurymedon, was forced by stormy weather to seek shelter on the promontory of Pylos in Messenia.
seventh
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From this reading BRASIDAS LOSES HIS SHIELD In 425 B.C., the seventh year of the war, an Athenian fleet of about forty ships, under an admiral named Eurymedon, was forced by stormy weather to seek shelter on the promontory of Pylos in Messenia.
shelter
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From this reading BRASIDAS LOSES HIS SHIELD In 425 B.C., the seventh year of the war, an Athenian fleet of about forty ships, under an admiral named Eurymedon, was forced by stormy weather to seek shelter on the promontory of Pylos in Messenia.
SHIELD
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From this reading BRASIDAS LOSES HIS SHIELD In 425 B.C., the seventh year of the war, an Athenian fleet of about forty ships, under an admiral named Eurymedon, was forced by stormy weather to seek shelter on the promontory of Pylos in Messenia.
ships
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From this reading BRASIDAS LOSES HIS SHIELD In 425 B.C., the seventh year of the war, an Athenian fleet of about forty ships, under an admiral named Eurymedon, was forced by stormy weather to seek shelter on the promontory of Pylos in Messenia.
shore
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From this reading But it was not only to employ the men that he did this, but because he believed that Pylos would make a good fortress from which to attack the western shore of Peloponnesus.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading To give the men something to do until the storm allowed them to sail, Demosthenes, an officer on board one of the ships, bade them begin to build a fort.
stoodverbUS /stʊd/
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Pylos stood on the Bay of Pylos, which you now know as the Bay of Navarino.
storm
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From this reading To give the men something to do until the storm allowed them to sail, Demosthenes, an officer on board one of the ships, bade them begin to build a fort.
stormy
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From this reading BRASIDAS LOSES HIS SHIELD In 425 B.C., the seventh year of the war, an Athenian fleet of about forty ships, under an admiral named Eurymedon, was forced by stormy weather to seek shelter on the promontory of Pylos in Messenia.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But it was not only to employ the men that he did this, but because he believed that Pylos would make a good fortress from which to attack the western shore of Peloponnesus.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BRASIDAS LOSES HIS SHIELD In 425 B.C., the seventh year of the war, an Athenian fleet of about forty ships, under an admiral named Eurymedon, was forced by stormy weather to seek shelter on the promontory of Pylos in Messenia.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading To give the men something to do until the storm allowed them to sail, Demosthenes, an officer on board one of the ships, bade them begin to build a fort.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At first the men took little interest in the work, for they expected each day to leave Pylos.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But it was not only to employ the men that he did this, but because he believed that Pylos would make a good fortress from which to attack the western shore of Peloponnesus.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading BRASIDAS LOSES HIS SHIELD In 425 B.C., the seventh year of the war, an Athenian fleet of about forty ships, under an admiral named Eurymedon, was forced by stormy weather to seek shelter on the promontory of Pylos in Messenia.
took
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From this reading At first the men took little interest in the work, for they expected each day to leave Pylos.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading BRASIDAS LOSES HIS SHIELD In 425 B.C., the seventh year of the war, an Athenian fleet of about forty ships, under an admiral named Eurymedon, was forced by stormy weather to seek shelter on the promontory of Pylos in Messenia.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading To give the men something to do until the storm allowed them to sail, Demosthenes, an officer on board one of the ships, bade them begin to build a fort.
war
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From this reading BRASIDAS LOSES HIS SHIELD In 425 B.C., the seventh year of the war, an Athenian fleet of about forty ships, under an admiral named Eurymedon, was forced by stormy weather to seek shelter on the promontory of Pylos in Messenia.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading BRASIDAS LOSES HIS SHIELD In 425 B.C., the seventh year of the war, an Athenian fleet of about forty ships, under an admiral named Eurymedon, was forced by stormy weather to seek shelter on the promontory of Pylos in Messenia.
weather
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From this reading BRASIDAS LOSES HIS SHIELD In 425 B.C., the seventh year of the war, an Athenian fleet of about forty ships, under an admiral named Eurymedon, was forced by stormy weather to seek shelter on the promontory of Pylos in Messenia.
western
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From this reading But it was not only to employ the men that he did this, but because he believed that Pylos would make a good fortress from which to attack the western shore of Peloponnesus.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Pylos stood on the Bay of Pylos, which you now know as the Bay of Navarino.
work
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From this reading At first the men took little interest in the work, for they expected each day to leave Pylos.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But it was not only to employ the men that he did this, but because he believed that Pylos would make a good fortress from which to attack the western shore of Peloponnesus.
year
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From this reading BRASIDAS LOSES HIS SHIELD In 425 B.C., the seventh year of the war, an Athenian fleet of about forty ships, under an admiral named Eurymedon, was forced by stormy weather to seek shelter on the promontory of Pylos in Messenia.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Pylos stood on the Bay of Pylos, which you now know as the Bay of Navarino.
