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abodes
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From this reading At the palace-gates the latter dispersed to their several abodes, in order to exchange the simple Persian leather hunting-costume for the splendid Median court-dress.
accompany
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From this reading In the course of the day's sport Cambyses had (with difficulty restraining his agitation) given his brother the seemingly kind order to start the next day for Egypt in order to fetch Sappho and accompany her to Persia.
agitation
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From this reading In the course of the day's sport Cambyses had (with difficulty restraining his agitation) given his brother the seemingly kind order to start the next day for Egypt in order to fetch Sappho and accompany her to Persia.
all
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From this reading At the same time he assigned him the revenues of Bactra, Rhagae and Sinope for the maintenance of his new household, and to his young wife, all the duties levied from her native town Phocaea, as pin-money.
amongstprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋst/
surrounded by; in the company of
From this reading Waggons full of game, amongst which were several enormous wild boars killed by the king's own hand, were driven home behind the sports men.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the course of the day's sport Cambyses had (with difficulty restraining his agitation) given his brother the seemingly kind order to start the next day for Egypt in order to fetch Sappho and accompany her to Persia.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading At the same time he assigned him the revenues of Bactra, Rhagae and Sinope for the maintenance of his new household, and to his young wife, all the duties levied from her native town Phocaea, as pin-money.
assigned
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From this reading At the same time he assigned him the revenues of Bactra, Rhagae and Sinope for the maintenance of his new household, and to his young wife, all the duties levied from her native town Phocaea, as pin-money.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the palace-gates the latter dispersed to their several abodes, in order to exchange the simple Persian leather hunting-costume for the splendid Median court-dress.
Bactra
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From this reading At the same time he assigned him the revenues of Bactra, Rhagae and Sinope for the maintenance of his new household, and to his young wife, all the duties levied from her native town Phocaea, as pin-money.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Waggons full of game, amongst which were several enormous wild boars killed by the king's own hand, were driven home behind the sports men.
boars
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From this reading Waggons full of game, amongst which were several enormous wild boars killed by the king's own hand, were driven home behind the sports men.
brother
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From this reading In the course of the day's sport Cambyses had (with difficulty restraining his agitation) given his brother the seemingly kind order to start the next day for Egypt in order to fetch Sappho and accompany her to Persia.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Waggons full of game, amongst which were several enormous wild boars killed by the king's own hand, were driven home behind the sports men.
Cambyses
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From this reading In the course of the day's sport Cambyses had (with difficulty restraining his agitation) given his brother the seemingly kind order to start the next day for Egypt in order to fetch Sappho and accompany her to Persia.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the course of the day's sport Cambyses had (with difficulty restraining his agitation) given his brother the seemingly kind order to start the next day for Egypt in order to fetch Sappho and accompany her to Persia.
court-dress
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From this reading At the palace-gates the latter dispersed to their several abodes, in order to exchange the simple Persian leather hunting-costume for the splendid Median court-dress.
day
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From this reading In the course of the day's sport Cambyses had (with difficulty restraining his agitation) given his brother the seemingly kind order to start the next day for Egypt in order to fetch Sappho and accompany her to Persia.
day's
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From this reading In the course of the day's sport Cambyses had (with difficulty restraining his agitation) given his brother the seemingly kind order to start the next day for Egypt in order to fetch Sappho and accompany her to Persia.
difficulty
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From this reading In the course of the day's sport Cambyses had (with difficulty restraining his agitation) given his brother the seemingly kind order to start the next day for Egypt in order to fetch Sappho and accompany her to Persia.
dispersed
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From this reading At the palace-gates the latter dispersed to their several abodes, in order to exchange the simple Persian leather hunting-costume for the splendid Median court-dress.
driven
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From this reading Waggons full of game, amongst which were several enormous wild boars killed by the king's own hand, were driven home behind the sports men.
duties
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From this reading At the same time he assigned him the revenues of Bactra, Rhagae and Sinope for the maintenance of his new household, and to his young wife, all the duties levied from her native town Phocaea, as pin-money.
Egypt
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From this reading In the course of the day's sport Cambyses had (with difficulty restraining his agitation) given his brother the seemingly kind order to start the next day for Egypt in order to fetch Sappho and accompany her to Persia.
enormous
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From this reading Waggons full of game, amongst which were several enormous wild boars killed by the king's own hand, were driven home behind the sports men.
exchange
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From this reading At the palace-gates the latter dispersed to their several abodes, in order to exchange the simple Persian leather hunting-costume for the splendid Median court-dress.
fetch
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From this reading In the course of the day's sport Cambyses had (with difficulty restraining his agitation) given his brother the seemingly kind order to start the next day for Egypt in order to fetch Sappho and accompany her to Persia.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading At the palace-gates the latter dispersed to their several abodes, in order to exchange the simple Persian leather hunting-costume for the splendid Median court-dress.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading At the same time he assigned him the revenues of Bactra, Rhagae and Sinope for the maintenance of his new household, and to his young wife, all the duties levied from her native town Phocaea, as pin-money.
full
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From this reading Waggons full of game, amongst which were several enormous wild boars killed by the king's own hand, were driven home behind the sports men.
game
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From this reading Waggons full of game, amongst which were several enormous wild boars killed by the king's own hand, were driven home behind the sports men.
given
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From this reading In the course of the day's sport Cambyses had (with difficulty restraining his agitation) given his brother the seemingly kind order to start the next day for Egypt in order to fetch Sappho and accompany her to Persia.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In the course of the day's sport Cambyses had (with difficulty restraining his agitation) given his brother the seemingly kind order to start the next day for Egypt in order to fetch Sappho and accompany her to Persia.
hand
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From this reading Waggons full of game, amongst which were several enormous wild boars killed by the king's own hand, were driven home behind the sports men.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At the same time he assigned him the revenues of Bactra, Rhagae and Sinope for the maintenance of his new household, and to his young wife, all the duties levied from her native town Phocaea, as pin-money.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In the course of the day's sport Cambyses had (with difficulty restraining his agitation) given his brother the seemingly kind order to start the next day for Egypt in order to fetch Sappho and accompany her to Persia.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At the same time he assigned him the revenues of Bactra, Rhagae and Sinope for the maintenance of his new household, and to his young wife, all the duties levied from her native town Phocaea, as pin-money.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In the course of the day's sport Cambyses had (with difficulty restraining his agitation) given his brother the seemingly kind order to start the next day for Egypt in order to fetch Sappho and accompany her to Persia.
home
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From this reading Waggons full of game, amongst which were several enormous wild boars killed by the king's own hand, were driven home behind the sports men.
household
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From this reading At the same time he assigned him the revenues of Bactra, Rhagae and Sinope for the maintenance of his new household, and to his young wife, all the duties levied from her native town Phocaea, as pin-money.
hunt
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From this reading The hunt was over.
hunting-costume
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From this reading At the palace-gates the latter dispersed to their several abodes, in order to exchange the simple Persian leather hunting-costume for the splendid Median court-dress.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At the palace-gates the latter dispersed to their several abodes, in order to exchange the simple Persian leather hunting-costume for the splendid Median court-dress.
killed
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From this reading Waggons full of game, amongst which were several enormous wild boars killed by the king's own hand, were driven home behind the sports men.
kind
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From this reading In the course of the day's sport Cambyses had (with difficulty restraining his agitation) given his brother the seemingly kind order to start the next day for Egypt in order to fetch Sappho and accompany her to Persia.
king's
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From this reading Waggons full of game, amongst which were several enormous wild boars killed by the king's own hand, were driven home behind the sports men.
latter
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From this reading At the palace-gates the latter dispersed to their several abodes, in order to exchange the simple Persian leather hunting-costume for the splendid Median court-dress.
leather
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From this reading At the palace-gates the latter dispersed to their several abodes, in order to exchange the simple Persian leather hunting-costume for the splendid Median court-dress.
levied
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From this reading At the same time he assigned him the revenues of Bactra, Rhagae and Sinope for the maintenance of his new household, and to his young wife, all the duties levied from her native town Phocaea, as pin-money.
maintenance
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From this reading At the same time he assigned him the revenues of Bactra, Rhagae and Sinope for the maintenance of his new household, and to his young wife, all the duties levied from her native town Phocaea, as pin-money.
Median
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From this reading At the palace-gates the latter dispersed to their several abodes, in order to exchange the simple Persian leather hunting-costume for the splendid Median court-dress.
men
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From this reading Waggons full of game, amongst which were several enormous wild boars killed by the king's own hand, were driven home behind the sports men.
native
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From this reading At the same time he assigned him the revenues of Bactra, Rhagae and Sinope for the maintenance of his new household, and to his young wife, all the duties levied from her native town Phocaea, as pin-money.
new
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From this reading At the same time he assigned him the revenues of Bactra, Rhagae and Sinope for the maintenance of his new household, and to his young wife, all the duties levied from her native town Phocaea, as pin-money.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the course of the day's sport Cambyses had (with difficulty restraining his agitation) given his brother the seemingly kind order to start the next day for Egypt in order to fetch Sappho and accompany her to Persia.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Waggons full of game, amongst which were several enormous wild boars killed by the king's own hand, were driven home behind the sports men.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the palace-gates the latter dispersed to their several abodes, in order to exchange the simple Persian leather hunting-costume for the splendid Median court-dress.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The hunt was over.
own
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From this reading Waggons full of game, amongst which were several enormous wild boars killed by the king's own hand, were driven home behind the sports men.
palace-gates
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From this reading At the palace-gates the latter dispersed to their several abodes, in order to exchange the simple Persian leather hunting-costume for the splendid Median court-dress.
Persia
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From this reading In the course of the day's sport Cambyses had (with difficulty restraining his agitation) given his brother the seemingly kind order to start the next day for Egypt in order to fetch Sappho and accompany her to Persia.
Persian
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From this reading At the palace-gates the latter dispersed to their several abodes, in order to exchange the simple Persian leather hunting-costume for the splendid Median court-dress.
Phocaea
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From this reading At the same time he assigned him the revenues of Bactra, Rhagae and Sinope for the maintenance of his new household, and to his young wife, all the duties levied from her native town Phocaea, as pin-money.
pin-money
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From this reading At the same time he assigned him the revenues of Bactra, Rhagae and Sinope for the maintenance of his new household, and to his young wife, all the duties levied from her native town Phocaea, as pin-money.
restraining
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From this reading In the course of the day's sport Cambyses had (with difficulty restraining his agitation) given his brother the seemingly kind order to start the next day for Egypt in order to fetch Sappho and accompany her to Persia.
revenues
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From this reading At the same time he assigned him the revenues of Bactra, Rhagae and Sinope for the maintenance of his new household, and to his young wife, all the duties levied from her native town Phocaea, as pin-money.
Rhagae
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From this reading At the same time he assigned him the revenues of Bactra, Rhagae and Sinope for the maintenance of his new household, and to his young wife, all the duties levied from her native town Phocaea, as pin-money.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the same time he assigned him the revenues of Bactra, Rhagae and Sinope for the maintenance of his new household, and to his young wife, all the duties levied from her native town Phocaea, as pin-money.
Sappho
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From this reading In the course of the day's sport Cambyses had (with difficulty restraining his agitation) given his brother the seemingly kind order to start the next day for Egypt in order to fetch Sappho and accompany her to Persia.
seemingly
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From this reading In the course of the day's sport Cambyses had (with difficulty restraining his agitation) given his brother the seemingly kind order to start the next day for Egypt in order to fetch Sappho and accompany her to Persia.
several
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From this reading Waggons full of game, amongst which were several enormous wild boars killed by the king's own hand, were driven home behind the sports men.
simple
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From this reading At the palace-gates the latter dispersed to their several abodes, in order to exchange the simple Persian leather hunting-costume for the splendid Median court-dress.
Sinope
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From this reading At the same time he assigned him the revenues of Bactra, Rhagae and Sinope for the maintenance of his new household, and to his young wife, all the duties levied from her native town Phocaea, as pin-money.
splendid
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From this reading At the palace-gates the latter dispersed to their several abodes, in order to exchange the simple Persian leather hunting-costume for the splendid Median court-dress.
sport
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From this reading In the course of the day's sport Cambyses had (with difficulty restraining his agitation) given his brother the seemingly kind order to start the next day for Egypt in order to fetch Sappho and accompany her to Persia.
sports
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From this reading Waggons full of game, amongst which were several enormous wild boars killed by the king's own hand, were driven home behind the sports men.
startnounUS /start/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the course of the day's sport Cambyses had (with difficulty restraining his agitation) given his brother the seemingly kind order to start the next day for Egypt in order to fetch Sappho and accompany her to Persia.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The hunt was over.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading At the palace-gates the latter dispersed to their several abodes, in order to exchange the simple Persian leather hunting-costume for the splendid Median court-dress.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the same time he assigned him the revenues of Bactra, Rhagae and Sinope for the maintenance of his new household, and to his young wife, all the duties levied from her native town Phocaea, as pin-money.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At the palace-gates the latter dispersed to their several abodes, in order to exchange the simple Persian leather hunting-costume for the splendid Median court-dress.
town
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From this reading At the same time he assigned him the revenues of Bactra, Rhagae and Sinope for the maintenance of his new household, and to his young wife, all the duties levied from her native town Phocaea, as pin-money.
Waggons
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From this reading Waggons full of game, amongst which were several enormous wild boars killed by the king's own hand, were driven home behind the sports men.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The hunt was over.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Waggons full of game, amongst which were several enormous wild boars killed by the king's own hand, were driven home behind the sports men.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Waggons full of game, amongst which were several enormous wild boars killed by the king's own hand, were driven home behind the sports men.
wife
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From this reading At the same time he assigned him the revenues of Bactra, Rhagae and Sinope for the maintenance of his new household, and to his young wife, all the duties levied from her native town Phocaea, as pin-money.
wild
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From this reading Waggons full of game, amongst which were several enormous wild boars killed by the king's own hand, were driven home behind the sports men.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading In the course of the day's sport Cambyses had (with difficulty restraining his agitation) given his brother the seemingly kind order to start the next day for Egypt in order to fetch Sappho and accompany her to Persia.
young
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From this reading At the same time he assigned him the revenues of Bactra, Rhagae and Sinope for the maintenance of his new household, and to his young wife, all the duties levied from her native town Phocaea, as pin-money.
