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330
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From this reading ALEXANDER SLAYS HIS FOSTER-BROTHER Early in 330 B.C. Alexander left Persepolis to go in search of Darius.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading After a long and difficult march of three hundred miles, to which his soldiers took only eleven days, the king heard that Darius had passed the defile called the ‘Caspian Gates.’
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After a long and difficult march of three hundred miles, to which his soldiers took only eleven days, the king heard that Darius had passed the defile called the ‘Caspian Gates.’
again
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From this reading For five days he allowed his men, who were utterly exhausted, to rest, before he again started in pursuit of the fugitive.
ALEXANDER
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From this reading ALEXANDER SLAYS HIS FOSTER-BROTHER Early in 330 B.C. Alexander left Persepolis to go in search of Darius.
allowed
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From this reading For five days he allowed his men, who were utterly exhausted, to rest, before he again started in pursuit of the fugitive.
also
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From this reading After passing through the Caspian Gates, Alexander heard that Bessus, a kinsman of Darius, who was also his officer or satrap, had made him a prisoner.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After a long and difficult march of three hundred miles, to which his soldiers took only eleven days, the king heard that Darius had passed the defile called the ‘Caspian Gates.’
away
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From this reading Loaded with chains, Darius was being carried away to the district over which Bessus ruled.
B
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From this reading ALEXANDER SLAYS HIS FOSTER-BROTHER Early in 330 B.C. Alexander left Persepolis to go in search of Darius.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading For five days he allowed his men, who were utterly exhausted, to rest, before he again started in pursuit of the fugitive.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Loaded with chains, Darius was being carried away to the district over which Bessus ruled.
Bessus
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From this reading After passing through the Caspian Gates, Alexander heard that Bessus, a kinsman of Darius, who was also his officer or satrap, had made him a prisoner.
C
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From this reading ALEXANDER SLAYS HIS FOSTER-BROTHER Early in 330 B.C. Alexander left Persepolis to go in search of Darius.
called
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From this reading After a long and difficult march of three hundred miles, to which his soldiers took only eleven days, the king heard that Darius had passed the defile called the ‘Caspian Gates.’
carried
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From this reading Loaded with chains, Darius was being carried away to the district over which Bessus ruled.
Caspian
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From this reading After a long and difficult march of three hundred miles, to which his soldiers took only eleven days, the king heard that Darius had passed the defile called the ‘Caspian Gates.’
chains
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From this reading Loaded with chains, Darius was being carried away to the district over which Bessus ruled.
Darius
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From this reading ALEXANDER SLAYS HIS FOSTER-BROTHER Early in 330 B.C. Alexander left Persepolis to go in search of Darius.
days
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From this reading After a long and difficult march of three hundred miles, to which his soldiers took only eleven days, the king heard that Darius had passed the defile called the ‘Caspian Gates.’
defile
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From this reading After a long and difficult march of three hundred miles, to which his soldiers took only eleven days, the king heard that Darius had passed the defile called the ‘Caspian Gates.’
difficult
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From this reading After a long and difficult march of three hundred miles, to which his soldiers took only eleven days, the king heard that Darius had passed the defile called the ‘Caspian Gates.’
district
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From this reading Loaded with chains, Darius was being carried away to the district over which Bessus ruled.
Early
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From this reading ALEXANDER SLAYS HIS FOSTER-BROTHER Early in 330 B.C. Alexander left Persepolis to go in search of Darius.
eleven
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From this reading After a long and difficult march of three hundred miles, to which his soldiers took only eleven days, the king heard that Darius had passed the defile called the ‘Caspian Gates.’
exhausted
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From this reading For five days he allowed his men, who were utterly exhausted, to rest, before he again started in pursuit of the fugitive.
five
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From this reading For five days he allowed his men, who were utterly exhausted, to rest, before he again started in pursuit of the fugitive.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For five days he allowed his men, who were utterly exhausted, to rest, before he again started in pursuit of the fugitive.
FOSTER-BROTHER
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From this reading ALEXANDER SLAYS HIS FOSTER-BROTHER Early in 330 B.C. Alexander left Persepolis to go in search of Darius.
fugitive
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From this reading For five days he allowed his men, who were utterly exhausted, to rest, before he again started in pursuit of the fugitive.
Gates
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From this reading After a long and difficult march of three hundred miles, to which his soldiers took only eleven days, the king heard that Darius had passed the defile called the ‘Caspian Gates.’
go
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From this reading ALEXANDER SLAYS HIS FOSTER-BROTHER Early in 330 B.C. Alexander left Persepolis to go in search of Darius.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading After a long and difficult march of three hundred miles, to which his soldiers took only eleven days, the king heard that Darius had passed the defile called the ‘Caspian Gates.’
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For five days he allowed his men, who were utterly exhausted, to rest, before he again started in pursuit of the fugitive.
heard
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From this reading After a long and difficult march of three hundred miles, to which his soldiers took only eleven days, the king heard that Darius had passed the defile called the ‘Caspian Gates.’
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading After passing through the Caspian Gates, Alexander heard that Bessus, a kinsman of Darius, who was also his officer or satrap, had made him a prisoner.
HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading ALEXANDER SLAYS HIS FOSTER-BROTHER Early in 330 B.C. Alexander left Persepolis to go in search of Darius.
hundred
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From this reading After a long and difficult march of three hundred miles, to which his soldiers took only eleven days, the king heard that Darius had passed the defile called the ‘Caspian Gates.’
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ALEXANDER SLAYS HIS FOSTER-BROTHER Early in 330 B.C. Alexander left Persepolis to go in search of Darius.
king
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From this reading After a long and difficult march of three hundred miles, to which his soldiers took only eleven days, the king heard that Darius had passed the defile called the ‘Caspian Gates.’
kinsman
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From this reading After passing through the Caspian Gates, Alexander heard that Bessus, a kinsman of Darius, who was also his officer or satrap, had made him a prisoner.
left
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From this reading ALEXANDER SLAYS HIS FOSTER-BROTHER Early in 330 B.C. Alexander left Persepolis to go in search of Darius.
Loaded
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From this reading Loaded with chains, Darius was being carried away to the district over which Bessus ruled.
long
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From this reading After a long and difficult march of three hundred miles, to which his soldiers took only eleven days, the king heard that Darius had passed the defile called the ‘Caspian Gates.’
made
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From this reading After passing through the Caspian Gates, Alexander heard that Bessus, a kinsman of Darius, who was also his officer or satrap, had made him a prisoner.
march
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From this reading After a long and difficult march of three hundred miles, to which his soldiers took only eleven days, the king heard that Darius had passed the defile called the ‘Caspian Gates.’
men
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From this reading For five days he allowed his men, who were utterly exhausted, to rest, before he again started in pursuit of the fugitive.
miles
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From this reading After a long and difficult march of three hundred miles, to which his soldiers took only eleven days, the king heard that Darius had passed the defile called the ‘Caspian Gates.’
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ALEXANDER SLAYS HIS FOSTER-BROTHER Early in 330 B.C. Alexander left Persepolis to go in search of Darius.
officer
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From this reading After passing through the Caspian Gates, Alexander heard that Bessus, a kinsman of Darius, who was also his officer or satrap, had made him a prisoner.
only
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From this reading After a long and difficult march of three hundred miles, to which his soldiers took only eleven days, the king heard that Darius had passed the defile called the ‘Caspian Gates.’
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading After passing through the Caspian Gates, Alexander heard that Bessus, a kinsman of Darius, who was also his officer or satrap, had made him a prisoner.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Loaded with chains, Darius was being carried away to the district over which Bessus ruled.
passed
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From this reading After a long and difficult march of three hundred miles, to which his soldiers took only eleven days, the king heard that Darius had passed the defile called the ‘Caspian Gates.’
passing
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From this reading After passing through the Caspian Gates, Alexander heard that Bessus, a kinsman of Darius, who was also his officer or satrap, had made him a prisoner.
Persepolis
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From this reading ALEXANDER SLAYS HIS FOSTER-BROTHER Early in 330 B.C. Alexander left Persepolis to go in search of Darius.
prisoner
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From this reading After passing through the Caspian Gates, Alexander heard that Bessus, a kinsman of Darius, who was also his officer or satrap, had made him a prisoner.
pursuit
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From this reading For five days he allowed his men, who were utterly exhausted, to rest, before he again started in pursuit of the fugitive.
rest
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From this reading For five days he allowed his men, who were utterly exhausted, to rest, before he again started in pursuit of the fugitive.
ruled
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From this reading Loaded with chains, Darius was being carried away to the district over which Bessus ruled.
satrap
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From this reading After passing through the Caspian Gates, Alexander heard that Bessus, a kinsman of Darius, who was also his officer or satrap, had made him a prisoner.
search
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From this reading ALEXANDER SLAYS HIS FOSTER-BROTHER Early in 330 B.C. Alexander left Persepolis to go in search of Darius.
SLAYS
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From this reading ALEXANDER SLAYS HIS FOSTER-BROTHER Early in 330 B.C. Alexander left Persepolis to go in search of Darius.
soldiers
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From this reading After a long and difficult march of three hundred miles, to which his soldiers took only eleven days, the king heard that Darius had passed the defile called the ‘Caspian Gates.’
started
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From this reading For five days he allowed his men, who were utterly exhausted, to rest, before he again started in pursuit of the fugitive.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading After a long and difficult march of three hundred miles, to which his soldiers took only eleven days, the king heard that Darius had passed the defile called the ‘Caspian Gates.’
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading After a long and difficult march of three hundred miles, to which his soldiers took only eleven days, the king heard that Darius had passed the defile called the ‘Caspian Gates.’
three
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From this reading After a long and difficult march of three hundred miles, to which his soldiers took only eleven days, the king heard that Darius had passed the defile called the ‘Caspian Gates.’
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading After passing through the Caspian Gates, Alexander heard that Bessus, a kinsman of Darius, who was also his officer or satrap, had made him a prisoner.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ALEXANDER SLAYS HIS FOSTER-BROTHER Early in 330 B.C. Alexander left Persepolis to go in search of Darius.
took
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From this reading After a long and difficult march of three hundred miles, to which his soldiers took only eleven days, the king heard that Darius had passed the defile called the ‘Caspian Gates.’
utterly
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From this reading For five days he allowed his men, who were utterly exhausted, to rest, before he again started in pursuit of the fugitive.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading After passing through the Caspian Gates, Alexander heard that Bessus, a kinsman of Darius, who was also his officer or satrap, had made him a prisoner.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading For five days he allowed his men, who were utterly exhausted, to rest, before he again started in pursuit of the fugitive.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading After a long and difficult march of three hundred miles, to which his soldiers took only eleven days, the king heard that Darius had passed the defile called the ‘Caspian Gates.’
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading For five days he allowed his men, who were utterly exhausted, to rest, before he again started in pursuit of the fugitive.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Loaded with chains, Darius was being carried away to the district over which Bessus ruled.
