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From this reading Darius and Parysatis had two sons: the elder was named Artaxerxes, and 1 the younger Cyrus.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Thus Cyrus went up, taking with him Tissaphernes as his friend, and accompanied also by a body of Hellenes, three hundred heavy armed men, under the command of Xenias the Parrhasian (1).
accompanied
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From this reading Thus Cyrus went up, taking with him Tissaphernes as his friend, and accompanied also by a body of Hellenes, three hundred heavy armed men, under the command of Xenias the Parrhasian (1).
all
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From this reading The elder, as it chanced, was already there, but Cyrus he must needs send for from the province over which he had made him satrap, having appointed him general moreover of all the forces that muster in the plain of the Castolus.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The elder, as it chanced, was already there, but Cyrus he must needs send for from the province over which he had made him satrap, having appointed him general moreover of all the forces that muster in the plain of the Castolus.
also
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From this reading Thus Cyrus went up, taking with him Tissaphernes as his friend, and accompanied also by a body of Hellenes, three hundred heavy armed men, under the command of Xenias the Parrhasian (1).
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Darius and Parysatis had two sons: the elder was named Artaxerxes, and 1 the younger Cyrus.
appointed
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From this reading The elder, as it chanced, was already there, but Cyrus he must needs send for from the province over which he had made him satrap, having appointed him general moreover of all the forces that muster in the plain of the Castolus.
Arcadia
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From this reading (1) Parrhasia, a district and town in the south-west of Arcadia.
armed
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From this reading Thus Cyrus went up, taking with him Tissaphernes as his friend, and accompanied also by a body of Hellenes, three hundred heavy armed men, under the command of Xenias the Parrhasian (1).
Artaxerxes
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From this reading Darius and Parysatis had two sons: the elder was named Artaxerxes, and 1 the younger Cyrus.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Now, as Darius lay sick and felt that the end of life drew near, he wished both his sons to be with him.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Now, as Darius lay sick and felt that the end of life drew near, he wished both his sons to be with him.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thus Cyrus went up, taking with him Tissaphernes as his friend, and accompanied also by a body of Hellenes, three hundred heavy armed men, under the command of Xenias the Parrhasian (1).
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Now, as Darius lay sick and felt that the end of life drew near, he wished both his sons to be with him.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The elder, as it chanced, was already there, but Cyrus he must needs send for from the province over which he had made him satrap, having appointed him general moreover of all the forces that muster in the plain of the Castolus.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Thus Cyrus went up, taking with him Tissaphernes as his friend, and accompanied also by a body of Hellenes, three hundred heavy armed men, under the command of Xenias the Parrhasian (1).
Castolus
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From this reading The elder, as it chanced, was already there, but Cyrus he must needs send for from the province over which he had made him satrap, having appointed him general moreover of all the forces that muster in the plain of the Castolus.
chanced
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From this reading The elder, as it chanced, was already there, but Cyrus he must needs send for from the province over which he had made him satrap, having appointed him general moreover of all the forces that muster in the plain of the Castolus.
command
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From this reading Thus Cyrus went up, taking with him Tissaphernes as his friend, and accompanied also by a body of Hellenes, three hundred heavy armed men, under the command of Xenias the Parrhasian (1).
Cyrus
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From this reading Darius and Parysatis had two sons: the elder was named Artaxerxes, and 1 the younger Cyrus.
Darius
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From this reading Darius and Parysatis had two sons: the elder was named Artaxerxes, and 1 the younger Cyrus.
district
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From this reading (1) Parrhasia, a district and town in the south-west of Arcadia.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now, as Darius lay sick and felt that the end of life drew near, he wished both his sons to be with him.
elder
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From this reading Darius and Parysatis had two sons: the elder was named Artaxerxes, and 1 the younger Cyrus.
end
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From this reading Now, as Darius lay sick and felt that the end of life drew near, he wished both his sons to be with him.
felt
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From this reading Now, as Darius lay sick and felt that the end of life drew near, he wished both his sons to be with him.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The elder, as it chanced, was already there, but Cyrus he must needs send for from the province over which he had made him satrap, having appointed him general moreover of all the forces that muster in the plain of the Castolus.
forces
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From this reading The elder, as it chanced, was already there, but Cyrus he must needs send for from the province over which he had made him satrap, having appointed him general moreover of all the forces that muster in the plain of the Castolus.
friend
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From this reading Thus Cyrus went up, taking with him Tissaphernes as his friend, and accompanied also by a body of Hellenes, three hundred heavy armed men, under the command of Xenias the Parrhasian (1).
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The elder, as it chanced, was already there, but Cyrus he must needs send for from the province over which he had made him satrap, having appointed him general moreover of all the forces that muster in the plain of the Castolus.
general
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From this reading The elder, as it chanced, was already there, but Cyrus he must needs send for from the province over which he had made him satrap, having appointed him general moreover of all the forces that muster in the plain of the Castolus.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Darius and Parysatis had two sons: the elder was named Artaxerxes, and 1 the younger Cyrus.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading The elder, as it chanced, was already there, but Cyrus he must needs send for from the province over which he had made him satrap, having appointed him general moreover of all the forces that muster in the plain of the Castolus.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Now, as Darius lay sick and felt that the end of life drew near, he wished both his sons to be with him.
heavy
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From this reading Thus Cyrus went up, taking with him Tissaphernes as his friend, and accompanied also by a body of Hellenes, three hundred heavy armed men, under the command of Xenias the Parrhasian (1).
Hellenes
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From this reading Thus Cyrus went up, taking with him Tissaphernes as his friend, and accompanied also by a body of Hellenes, three hundred heavy armed men, under the command of Xenias the Parrhasian (1).
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Now, as Darius lay sick and felt that the end of life drew near, he wished both his sons to be with him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Now, as Darius lay sick and felt that the end of life drew near, he wished both his sons to be with him.
hundred
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From this reading Thus Cyrus went up, taking with him Tissaphernes as his friend, and accompanied also by a body of Hellenes, three hundred heavy armed men, under the command of Xenias the Parrhasian (1).
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The elder, as it chanced, was already there, but Cyrus he must needs send for from the province over which he had made him satrap, having appointed him general moreover of all the forces that muster in the plain of the Castolus.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The elder, as it chanced, was already there, but Cyrus he must needs send for from the province over which he had made him satrap, having appointed him general moreover of all the forces that muster in the plain of the Castolus.
lay
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From this reading Now, as Darius lay sick and felt that the end of life drew near, he wished both his sons to be with him.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now, as Darius lay sick and felt that the end of life drew near, he wished both his sons to be with him.
made
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From this reading The elder, as it chanced, was already there, but Cyrus he must needs send for from the province over which he had made him satrap, having appointed him general moreover of all the forces that muster in the plain of the Castolus.
men
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From this reading Thus Cyrus went up, taking with him Tissaphernes as his friend, and accompanied also by a body of Hellenes, three hundred heavy armed men, under the command of Xenias the Parrhasian (1).
moreoveradverbUS /mɔːˈroʊvər/
in addition to what has just been said
From this reading The elder, as it chanced, was already there, but Cyrus he must needs send for from the province over which he had made him satrap, having appointed him general moreover of all the forces that muster in the plain of the Castolus.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The elder, as it chanced, was already there, but Cyrus he must needs send for from the province over which he had made him satrap, having appointed him general moreover of all the forces that muster in the plain of the Castolus.
muster
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From this reading The elder, as it chanced, was already there, but Cyrus he must needs send for from the province over which he had made him satrap, having appointed him general moreover of all the forces that muster in the plain of the Castolus.
named
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From this reading Darius and Parysatis had two sons: the elder was named Artaxerxes, and 1 the younger Cyrus.
near
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From this reading Now, as Darius lay sick and felt that the end of life drew near, he wished both his sons to be with him.
needs
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From this reading The elder, as it chanced, was already there, but Cyrus he must needs send for from the province over which he had made him satrap, having appointed him general moreover of all the forces that muster in the plain of the Castolus.
Now
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From this reading Now, as Darius lay sick and felt that the end of life drew near, he wished both his sons to be with him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Now, as Darius lay sick and felt that the end of life drew near, he wished both his sons to be with him.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The elder, as it chanced, was already there, but Cyrus he must needs send for from the province over which he had made him satrap, having appointed him general moreover of all the forces that muster in the plain of the Castolus.
Parrhasia
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From this reading (1) Parrhasia, a district and town in the south-west of Arcadia.
Parrhasian
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From this reading Thus Cyrus went up, taking with him Tissaphernes as his friend, and accompanied also by a body of Hellenes, three hundred heavy armed men, under the command of Xenias the Parrhasian (1).
Parysatis
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From this reading Darius and Parysatis had two sons: the elder was named Artaxerxes, and 1 the younger Cyrus.
plain
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From this reading The elder, as it chanced, was already there, but Cyrus he must needs send for from the province over which he had made him satrap, having appointed him general moreover of all the forces that muster in the plain of the Castolus.
province
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From this reading The elder, as it chanced, was already there, but Cyrus he must needs send for from the province over which he had made him satrap, having appointed him general moreover of all the forces that muster in the plain of the Castolus.
satrap
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From this reading The elder, as it chanced, was already there, but Cyrus he must needs send for from the province over which he had made him satrap, having appointed him general moreover of all the forces that muster in the plain of the Castolus.
send
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From this reading The elder, as it chanced, was already there, but Cyrus he must needs send for from the province over which he had made him satrap, having appointed him general moreover of all the forces that muster in the plain of the Castolus.
sick
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From this reading Now, as Darius lay sick and felt that the end of life drew near, he wished both his sons to be with him.
sons
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From this reading Darius and Parysatis had two sons: the elder was named Artaxerxes, and 1 the younger Cyrus.
south-west
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From this reading (1) Parrhasia, a district and town in the south-west of Arcadia.
taking
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From this reading Thus Cyrus went up, taking with him Tissaphernes as his friend, and accompanied also by a body of Hellenes, three hundred heavy armed men, under the command of Xenias the Parrhasian (1).
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Now, as Darius lay sick and felt that the end of life drew near, he wished both his sons to be with him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Darius and Parysatis had two sons: the elder was named Artaxerxes, and 1 the younger Cyrus.
there
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From this reading The elder, as it chanced, was already there, but Cyrus he must needs send for from the province over which he had made him satrap, having appointed him general moreover of all the forces that muster in the plain of the Castolus.
three
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From this reading Thus Cyrus went up, taking with him Tissaphernes as his friend, and accompanied also by a body of Hellenes, three hundred heavy armed men, under the command of Xenias the Parrhasian (1).
Thus
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From this reading Thus Cyrus went up, taking with him Tissaphernes as his friend, and accompanied also by a body of Hellenes, three hundred heavy armed men, under the command of Xenias the Parrhasian (1).
Tissaphernes
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From this reading Thus Cyrus went up, taking with him Tissaphernes as his friend, and accompanied also by a body of Hellenes, three hundred heavy armed men, under the command of Xenias the Parrhasian (1).
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Now, as Darius lay sick and felt that the end of life drew near, he wished both his sons to be with him.
town
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From this reading (1) Parrhasia, a district and town in the south-west of Arcadia.
two
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From this reading Darius and Parysatis had two sons: the elder was named Artaxerxes, and 1 the younger Cyrus.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Thus Cyrus went up, taking with him Tissaphernes as his friend, and accompanied also by a body of Hellenes, three hundred heavy armed men, under the command of Xenias the Parrhasian (1).
up
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From this reading Thus Cyrus went up, taking with him Tissaphernes as his friend, and accompanied also by a body of Hellenes, three hundred heavy armed men, under the command of Xenias the Parrhasian (1).
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Darius and Parysatis had two sons: the elder was named Artaxerxes, and 1 the younger Cyrus.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thus Cyrus went up, taking with him Tissaphernes as his friend, and accompanied also by a body of Hellenes, three hundred heavy armed men, under the command of Xenias the Parrhasian (1).
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The elder, as it chanced, was already there, but Cyrus he must needs send for from the province over which he had made him satrap, having appointed him general moreover of all the forces that muster in the plain of the Castolus.
wished
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From this reading Now, as Darius lay sick and felt that the end of life drew near, he wished both his sons to be with him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Now, as Darius lay sick and felt that the end of life drew near, he wished both his sons to be with him.
Xenias
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From this reading Thus Cyrus went up, taking with him Tissaphernes as his friend, and accompanied also by a body of Hellenes, three hundred heavy armed men, under the command of Xenias the Parrhasian (1).
younger
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From this reading Darius and Parysatis had two sons: the elder was named Artaxerxes, and 1 the younger Cyrus.
