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all
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From this reading The huge building was filled in all parts by the followers of the embassy, nearly three hundred in number, and by the high guests themselves, to whom every possible attention was paid.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Prexaspes alone, the ambassador from Cambyses, had already set out for Persia, in order to inform the king of the successful issue of his suit.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Prexaspes alone, the ambassador from Cambyses, had already set out for Persia, in order to inform the king of the successful issue of his suit.
Amasis
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From this reading The palace of Amasis was full of life and stir.
ambassador
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From this reading Prexaspes alone, the ambassador from Cambyses, had already set out for Persia, in order to inform the king of the successful issue of his suit.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The palace of Amasis was full of life and stir.
attention
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From this reading The huge building was filled in all parts by the followers of the embassy, nearly three hundred in number, and by the high guests themselves, to whom every possible attention was paid.
building
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From this reading The huge building was filled in all parts by the followers of the embassy, nearly three hundred in number, and by the high guests themselves, to whom every possible attention was paid.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The huge building was filled in all parts by the followers of the embassy, nearly three hundred in number, and by the high guests themselves, to whom every possible attention was paid.
Cambyses
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From this reading Prexaspes alone, the ambassador from Cambyses, had already set out for Persia, in order to inform the king of the successful issue of his suit.
courts
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From this reading The courts of the palace swarmed with guards and officials, with young priests and slaves, all in splendid festal raiment.
embassy
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From this reading The other members of the Persian embassy had returned to Sais from their excursion up the Nile to the pyramids.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The huge building was filled in all parts by the followers of the embassy, nearly three hundred in number, and by the high guests themselves, to whom every possible attention was paid.
excursion
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From this reading The other members of the Persian embassy had returned to Sais from their excursion up the Nile to the pyramids.
festal
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From this reading The courts of the palace swarmed with guards and officials, with young priests and slaves, all in splendid festal raiment.
filled
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From this reading The huge building was filled in all parts by the followers of the embassy, nearly three hundred in number, and by the high guests themselves, to whom every possible attention was paid.
followers
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From this reading The huge building was filled in all parts by the followers of the embassy, nearly three hundred in number, and by the high guests themselves, to whom every possible attention was paid.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Prexaspes alone, the ambassador from Cambyses, had already set out for Persia, in order to inform the king of the successful issue of his suit.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The other members of the Persian embassy had returned to Sais from their excursion up the Nile to the pyramids.
full
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From this reading The palace of Amasis was full of life and stir.
guards
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From this reading The courts of the palace swarmed with guards and officials, with young priests and slaves, all in splendid festal raiment.
guests
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From this reading The huge building was filled in all parts by the followers of the embassy, nearly three hundred in number, and by the high guests themselves, to whom every possible attention was paid.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The other members of the Persian embassy had returned to Sais from their excursion up the Nile to the pyramids.
high
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From this reading The huge building was filled in all parts by the followers of the embassy, nearly three hundred in number, and by the high guests themselves, to whom every possible attention was paid.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Prexaspes alone, the ambassador from Cambyses, had already set out for Persia, in order to inform the king of the successful issue of his suit.
huge
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From this reading The huge building was filled in all parts by the followers of the embassy, nearly three hundred in number, and by the high guests themselves, to whom every possible attention was paid.
hundred
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From this reading The huge building was filled in all parts by the followers of the embassy, nearly three hundred in number, and by the high guests themselves, to whom every possible attention was paid.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Prexaspes alone, the ambassador from Cambyses, had already set out for Persia, in order to inform the king of the successful issue of his suit.
inform
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From this reading Prexaspes alone, the ambassador from Cambyses, had already set out for Persia, in order to inform the king of the successful issue of his suit.
issue
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From this reading Prexaspes alone, the ambassador from Cambyses, had already set out for Persia, in order to inform the king of the successful issue of his suit.
king
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From this reading Prexaspes alone, the ambassador from Cambyses, had already set out for Persia, in order to inform the king of the successful issue of his suit.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The palace of Amasis was full of life and stir.
members
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From this reading The other members of the Persian embassy had returned to Sais from their excursion up the Nile to the pyramids.
nearly
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From this reading The huge building was filled in all parts by the followers of the embassy, nearly three hundred in number, and by the high guests themselves, to whom every possible attention was paid.
Nile
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From this reading The other members of the Persian embassy had returned to Sais from their excursion up the Nile to the pyramids.
number
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From this reading The huge building was filled in all parts by the followers of the embassy, nearly three hundred in number, and by the high guests themselves, to whom every possible attention was paid.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The other members of the Persian embassy had returned to Sais from their excursion up the Nile to the pyramids.
officials
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From this reading The courts of the palace swarmed with guards and officials, with young priests and slaves, all in splendid festal raiment.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Prexaspes alone, the ambassador from Cambyses, had already set out for Persia, in order to inform the king of the successful issue of his suit.
other
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From this reading The other members of the Persian embassy had returned to Sais from their excursion up the Nile to the pyramids.
out
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From this reading Prexaspes alone, the ambassador from Cambyses, had already set out for Persia, in order to inform the king of the successful issue of his suit.
paid
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From this reading The huge building was filled in all parts by the followers of the embassy, nearly three hundred in number, and by the high guests themselves, to whom every possible attention was paid.
palace
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From this reading The palace of Amasis was full of life and stir.
parts
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From this reading The huge building was filled in all parts by the followers of the embassy, nearly three hundred in number, and by the high guests themselves, to whom every possible attention was paid.
Persia
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From this reading Prexaspes alone, the ambassador from Cambyses, had already set out for Persia, in order to inform the king of the successful issue of his suit.
Persian
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From this reading The other members of the Persian embassy had returned to Sais from their excursion up the Nile to the pyramids.
possible
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From this reading The huge building was filled in all parts by the followers of the embassy, nearly three hundred in number, and by the high guests themselves, to whom every possible attention was paid.
Prexaspes
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From this reading Prexaspes alone, the ambassador from Cambyses, had already set out for Persia, in order to inform the king of the successful issue of his suit.
priests
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From this reading The courts of the palace swarmed with guards and officials, with young priests and slaves, all in splendid festal raiment.
pyramids
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From this reading The other members of the Persian embassy had returned to Sais from their excursion up the Nile to the pyramids.
raiment
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From this reading The courts of the palace swarmed with guards and officials, with young priests and slaves, all in splendid festal raiment.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The other members of the Persian embassy had returned to Sais from their excursion up the Nile to the pyramids.
Sais
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From this reading The other members of the Persian embassy had returned to Sais from their excursion up the Nile to the pyramids.
set
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From this reading Prexaspes alone, the ambassador from Cambyses, had already set out for Persia, in order to inform the king of the successful issue of his suit.
slaves
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From this reading The courts of the palace swarmed with guards and officials, with young priests and slaves, all in splendid festal raiment.
splendid
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From this reading The courts of the palace swarmed with guards and officials, with young priests and slaves, all in splendid festal raiment.
stir
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From this reading The palace of Amasis was full of life and stir.
successful
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From this reading Prexaspes alone, the ambassador from Cambyses, had already set out for Persia, in order to inform the king of the successful issue of his suit.
suit
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From this reading Prexaspes alone, the ambassador from Cambyses, had already set out for Persia, in order to inform the king of the successful issue of his suit.
swarmed
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From this reading The courts of the palace swarmed with guards and officials, with young priests and slaves, all in splendid festal raiment.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The other members of the Persian embassy had returned to Sais from their excursion up the Nile to the pyramids.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The other members of the Persian embassy had returned to Sais from their excursion up the Nile to the pyramids.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading The huge building was filled in all parts by the followers of the embassy, nearly three hundred in number, and by the high guests themselves, to whom every possible attention was paid.
three
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From this reading The huge building was filled in all parts by the followers of the embassy, nearly three hundred in number, and by the high guests themselves, to whom every possible attention was paid.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The other members of the Persian embassy had returned to Sais from their excursion up the Nile to the pyramids.
up
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From this reading The other members of the Persian embassy had returned to Sais from their excursion up the Nile to the pyramids.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The palace of Amasis was full of life and stir.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The huge building was filled in all parts by the followers of the embassy, nearly three hundred in number, and by the high guests themselves, to whom every possible attention was paid.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The courts of the palace swarmed with guards and officials, with young priests and slaves, all in splendid festal raiment.
young
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From this reading The courts of the palace swarmed with guards and officials, with young priests and slaves, all in splendid festal raiment.
