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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 THE SEVEN CONSPIRATORS Three years passed before the Theban exiles, encouraged by Pelopidas, formed a plot to deliver their city from the Spartans.
able
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From this reading He had taken this position under the enemy that he might be able the better to help his own countrymen.
act
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From this reading He agreed with Pelopidas that the time to act had now come.
agreed
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From this reading He agreed with Pelopidas that the time to act had now come.
also
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From this reading Epaminondas was also in Thebes, but he would have nothing to do with the plot.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They were helped in their plans by Phyllidas, a Theban who had stayed in the city and become secretary to the Spartan governors Archias and Philippus.
Archias
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From this reading They were helped in their plans by Phyllidas, a Theban who had stayed in the city and become secretary to the Spartan governors Archias and Philippus.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He had taken this position under the enemy that he might be able the better to help his own countrymen.
become
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From this reading They were helped in their plans by Phyllidas, a Theban who had stayed in the city and become secretary to the Spartan governors Archias and Philippus.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading THE SEVEN CONSPIRATORS Three years passed before the Theban exiles, encouraged by Pelopidas, formed a plot to deliver their city from the Spartans.
better
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From this reading He had taken this position under the enemy that he might be able the better to help his own countrymen.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Epaminondas was also in Thebes, but he would have nothing to do with the plot.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE SEVEN CONSPIRATORS Three years passed before the Theban exiles, encouraged by Pelopidas, formed a plot to deliver their city from the Spartans.
city
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From this reading THE SEVEN CONSPIRATORS Three years passed before the Theban exiles, encouraged by Pelopidas, formed a plot to deliver their city from the Spartans.
come
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From this reading He agreed with Pelopidas that the time to act had now come.
CONSPIRATORS
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From this reading THE SEVEN CONSPIRATORS Three years passed before the Theban exiles, encouraged by Pelopidas, formed a plot to deliver their city from the Spartans.
countrymen
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From this reading He had taken this position under the enemy that he might be able the better to help his own countrymen.
deliver
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From this reading THE SEVEN CONSPIRATORS Three years passed before the Theban exiles, encouraged by Pelopidas, formed a plot to deliver their city from the Spartans.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Epaminondas was also in Thebes, but he would have nothing to do with the plot.
encouraged
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From this reading THE SEVEN CONSPIRATORS Three years passed before the Theban exiles, encouraged by Pelopidas, formed a plot to deliver their city from the Spartans.
enemy
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From this reading He had taken this position under the enemy that he might be able the better to help his own countrymen.
Epaminondas
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From this reading Epaminondas was also in Thebes, but he would have nothing to do with the plot.
exiles
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From this reading THE SEVEN CONSPIRATORS Three years passed before the Theban exiles, encouraged by Pelopidas, formed a plot to deliver their city from the Spartans.
formed
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From this reading THE SEVEN CONSPIRATORS Three years passed before the Theban exiles, encouraged by Pelopidas, formed a plot to deliver their city from the Spartans.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE SEVEN CONSPIRATORS Three years passed before the Theban exiles, encouraged by Pelopidas, formed a plot to deliver their city from the Spartans.
governors
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From this reading They were helped in their plans by Phyllidas, a Theban who had stayed in the city and become secretary to the Spartan governors Archias and Philippus.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They were helped in their plans by Phyllidas, a Theban who had stayed in the city and become secretary to the Spartan governors Archias and Philippus.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Epaminondas was also in Thebes, but he would have nothing to do with the plot.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had taken this position under the enemy that he might be able the better to help his own countrymen.
help
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From this reading He had taken this position under the enemy that he might be able the better to help his own countrymen.
helped
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From this reading They were helped in their plans by Phyllidas, a Theban who had stayed in the city and become secretary to the Spartan governors Archias and Philippus.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had taken this position under the enemy that he might be able the better to help his own countrymen.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They were helped in their plans by Phyllidas, a Theban who had stayed in the city and become secretary to the Spartan governors Archias and Philippus.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He had taken this position under the enemy that he might be able the better to help his own countrymen.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Epaminondas was also in Thebes, but he would have nothing to do with the plot.
now
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From this reading He agreed with Pelopidas that the time to act had now come.
own
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From this reading He had taken this position under the enemy that he might be able the better to help his own countrymen.
passed
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From this reading THE SEVEN CONSPIRATORS Three years passed before the Theban exiles, encouraged by Pelopidas, formed a plot to deliver their city from the Spartans.
Pelopidas
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From this reading THE SEVEN CONSPIRATORS Three years passed before the Theban exiles, encouraged by Pelopidas, formed a plot to deliver their city from the Spartans.
Philippus
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From this reading They were helped in their plans by Phyllidas, a Theban who had stayed in the city and become secretary to the Spartan governors Archias and Philippus.
Phyllidas
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From this reading They were helped in their plans by Phyllidas, a Theban who had stayed in the city and become secretary to the Spartan governors Archias and Philippus.
plans
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From this reading They were helped in their plans by Phyllidas, a Theban who had stayed in the city and become secretary to the Spartan governors Archias and Philippus.
plot
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From this reading THE SEVEN CONSPIRATORS Three years passed before the Theban exiles, encouraged by Pelopidas, formed a plot to deliver their city from the Spartans.
position
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From this reading He had taken this position under the enemy that he might be able the better to help his own countrymen.
secretary
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From this reading They were helped in their plans by Phyllidas, a Theban who had stayed in the city and become secretary to the Spartan governors Archias and Philippus.
SEVEN
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From this reading THE SEVEN CONSPIRATORS Three years passed before the Theban exiles, encouraged by Pelopidas, formed a plot to deliver their city from the Spartans.
Spartan
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From this reading They were helped in their plans by Phyllidas, a Theban who had stayed in the city and become secretary to the Spartan governors Archias and Philippus.
Spartans
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From this reading THE SEVEN CONSPIRATORS Three years passed before the Theban exiles, encouraged by Pelopidas, formed a plot to deliver their city from the Spartans.
stayed
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From this reading They were helped in their plans by Phyllidas, a Theban who had stayed in the city and become secretary to the Spartan governors Archias and Philippus.
taken
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From this reading He had taken this position under the enemy that he might be able the better to help his own countrymen.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had taken this position under the enemy that he might be able the better to help his own countrymen.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SEVEN CONSPIRATORS Three years passed before the Theban exiles, encouraged by Pelopidas, formed a plot to deliver their city from the Spartans.
Theban
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From this reading THE SEVEN CONSPIRATORS Three years passed before the Theban exiles, encouraged by Pelopidas, formed a plot to deliver their city from the Spartans.
Thebes
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From this reading Epaminondas was also in Thebes, but he would have nothing to do with the plot.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading THE SEVEN CONSPIRATORS Three years passed before the Theban exiles, encouraged by Pelopidas, formed a plot to deliver their city from the Spartans.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were helped in their plans by Phyllidas, a Theban who had stayed in the city and become secretary to the Spartan governors Archias and Philippus.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He had taken this position under the enemy that he might be able the better to help his own countrymen.
Three
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From this reading THE SEVEN CONSPIRATORS Three years passed before the Theban exiles, encouraged by Pelopidas, formed a plot to deliver their city from the Spartans.
time
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From this reading He agreed with Pelopidas that the time to act had now come.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE SEVEN CONSPIRATORS Three years passed before the Theban exiles, encouraged by Pelopidas, formed a plot to deliver their city from the Spartans.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading He had taken this position under the enemy that he might be able the better to help his own countrymen.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Epaminondas was also in Thebes, but he would have nothing to do with the plot.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were helped in their plans by Phyllidas, a Theban who had stayed in the city and become secretary to the Spartan governors Archias and Philippus.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading They were helped in their plans by Phyllidas, a Theban who had stayed in the city and become secretary to the Spartan governors Archias and Philippus.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He agreed with Pelopidas that the time to act had now come.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Epaminondas was also in Thebes, but he would have nothing to do with the plot.
years
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From this reading THE SEVEN CONSPIRATORS Three years passed before the Theban exiles, encouraged by Pelopidas, formed a plot to deliver their city from the Spartans.
