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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 His errand was to invite him to a banquet which was to take place that evening at his residence in a wing of the royal palace.
accepted
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From this reading But Hermon was not in the mood to share a joyous revel, and he frankly said so, although immediately after his return he had accepted the invitation to the festival which the whole fellowship of artists would give the following day in honour of the seventieth birthday of the old sculptor Euphranor.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading But Hermon was not in the mood to share a joyous revel, and he frankly said so, although immediately after his return he had accepted the invitation to the festival which the whole fellowship of artists would give the following day in honour of the seventieth birthday of the old sculptor Euphranor.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When he came from the bath, Proclus visited him again.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here he was informed that the grammateus of the Dionysian artists had already called twice to speak to him concerning an important matter.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But Hermon was not in the mood to share a joyous revel, and he frankly said so, although immediately after his return he had accepted the invitation to the festival which the whole fellowship of artists would give the following day in honour of the seventieth birthday of the old sculptor Euphranor.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Here he was informed that the grammateus of the Dionysian artists had already called twice to speak to him concerning an important matter.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But Hermon was not in the mood to share a joyous revel, and he frankly said so, although immediately after his return he had accepted the invitation to the festival which the whole fellowship of artists would give the following day in honour of the seventieth birthday of the old sculptor Euphranor.
artists
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From this reading Here he was informed that the grammateus of the Dionysian artists had already called twice to speak to him concerning an important matter.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading His errand was to invite him to a banquet which was to take place that evening at his residence in a wing of the royal palace.
banquet
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From this reading His errand was to invite him to a banquet which was to take place that evening at his residence in a wing of the royal palace.
bath
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From this reading When he came from the bath, Proclus visited him again.
birthday
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From this reading But Hermon was not in the mood to share a joyous revel, and he frankly said so, although immediately after his return he had accepted the invitation to the festival which the whole fellowship of artists would give the following day in honour of the seventieth birthday of the old sculptor Euphranor.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Hermon was not in the mood to share a joyous revel, and he frankly said so, although immediately after his return he had accepted the invitation to the festival which the whole fellowship of artists would give the following day in honour of the seventieth birthday of the old sculptor Euphranor.
called
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From this reading Here he was informed that the grammateus of the Dionysian artists had already called twice to speak to him concerning an important matter.
came
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From this reading When he came from the bath, Proclus visited him again.
concerning
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From this reading Here he was informed that the grammateus of the Dionysian artists had already called twice to speak to him concerning an important matter.
day
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From this reading But Hermon was not in the mood to share a joyous revel, and he frankly said so, although immediately after his return he had accepted the invitation to the festival which the whole fellowship of artists would give the following day in honour of the seventieth birthday of the old sculptor Euphranor.
Dionysian
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From this reading Here he was informed that the grammateus of the Dionysian artists had already called twice to speak to him concerning an important matter.
drooping
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From this reading Hermon entered his house with drooping head.
entered
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From this reading Hermon entered his house with drooping head.
errand
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From this reading His errand was to invite him to a banquet which was to take place that evening at his residence in a wing of the royal palace.
Euphranor
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From this reading But Hermon was not in the mood to share a joyous revel, and he frankly said so, although immediately after his return he had accepted the invitation to the festival which the whole fellowship of artists would give the following day in honour of the seventieth birthday of the old sculptor Euphranor.
evening
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From this reading His errand was to invite him to a banquet which was to take place that evening at his residence in a wing of the royal palace.
fellowship
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From this reading But Hermon was not in the mood to share a joyous revel, and he frankly said so, although immediately after his return he had accepted the invitation to the festival which the whole fellowship of artists would give the following day in honour of the seventieth birthday of the old sculptor Euphranor.
festival
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From this reading But Hermon was not in the mood to share a joyous revel, and he frankly said so, although immediately after his return he had accepted the invitation to the festival which the whole fellowship of artists would give the following day in honour of the seventieth birthday of the old sculptor Euphranor.
following
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From this reading But Hermon was not in the mood to share a joyous revel, and he frankly said so, although immediately after his return he had accepted the invitation to the festival which the whole fellowship of artists would give the following day in honour of the seventieth birthday of the old sculptor Euphranor.
frankly
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From this reading But Hermon was not in the mood to share a joyous revel, and he frankly said so, although immediately after his return he had accepted the invitation to the festival which the whole fellowship of artists would give the following day in honour of the seventieth birthday of the old sculptor Euphranor.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When he came from the bath, Proclus visited him again.
give
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From this reading But Hermon was not in the mood to share a joyous revel, and he frankly said so, although immediately after his return he had accepted the invitation to the festival which the whole fellowship of artists would give the following day in honour of the seventieth birthday of the old sculptor Euphranor.
grammateus
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From this reading Here he was informed that the grammateus of the Dionysian artists had already called twice to speak to him concerning an important matter.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Here he was informed that the grammateus of the Dionysian artists had already called twice to speak to him concerning an important matter.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Here he was informed that the grammateus of the Dionysian artists had already called twice to speak to him concerning an important matter.
head
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From this reading Hermon entered his house with drooping head.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here he was informed that the grammateus of the Dionysian artists had already called twice to speak to him concerning an important matter.
Hermon
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From this reading Hermon entered his house with drooping head.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Here he was informed that the grammateus of the Dionysian artists had already called twice to speak to him concerning an important matter.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Hermon entered his house with drooping head.
honour
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From this reading But Hermon was not in the mood to share a joyous revel, and he frankly said so, although immediately after his return he had accepted the invitation to the festival which the whole fellowship of artists would give the following day in honour of the seventieth birthday of the old sculptor Euphranor.
house
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From this reading Hermon entered his house with drooping head.
immediately
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From this reading But Hermon was not in the mood to share a joyous revel, and he frankly said so, although immediately after his return he had accepted the invitation to the festival which the whole fellowship of artists would give the following day in honour of the seventieth birthday of the old sculptor Euphranor.
important
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From this reading Here he was informed that the grammateus of the Dionysian artists had already called twice to speak to him concerning an important matter.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading His errand was to invite him to a banquet which was to take place that evening at his residence in a wing of the royal palace.
informed
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From this reading Here he was informed that the grammateus of the Dionysian artists had already called twice to speak to him concerning an important matter.
invitation
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From this reading But Hermon was not in the mood to share a joyous revel, and he frankly said so, although immediately after his return he had accepted the invitation to the festival which the whole fellowship of artists would give the following day in honour of the seventieth birthday of the old sculptor Euphranor.
invite
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From this reading His errand was to invite him to a banquet which was to take place that evening at his residence in a wing of the royal palace.
joyous
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From this reading But Hermon was not in the mood to share a joyous revel, and he frankly said so, although immediately after his return he had accepted the invitation to the festival which the whole fellowship of artists would give the following day in honour of the seventieth birthday of the old sculptor Euphranor.
matter
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From this reading Here he was informed that the grammateus of the Dionysian artists had already called twice to speak to him concerning an important matter.
mood
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From this reading But Hermon was not in the mood to share a joyous revel, and he frankly said so, although immediately after his return he had accepted the invitation to the festival which the whole fellowship of artists would give the following day in honour of the seventieth birthday of the old sculptor Euphranor.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But Hermon was not in the mood to share a joyous revel, and he frankly said so, although immediately after his return he had accepted the invitation to the festival which the whole fellowship of artists would give the following day in honour of the seventieth birthday of the old sculptor Euphranor.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Here he was informed that the grammateus of the Dionysian artists had already called twice to speak to him concerning an important matter.
old
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From this reading But Hermon was not in the mood to share a joyous revel, and he frankly said so, although immediately after his return he had accepted the invitation to the festival which the whole fellowship of artists would give the following day in honour of the seventieth birthday of the old sculptor Euphranor.
palace
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From this reading His errand was to invite him to a banquet which was to take place that evening at his residence in a wing of the royal palace.
place
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From this reading His errand was to invite him to a banquet which was to take place that evening at his residence in a wing of the royal palace.
Proclus
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From this reading When he came from the bath, Proclus visited him again.
residence
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From this reading His errand was to invite him to a banquet which was to take place that evening at his residence in a wing of the royal palace.
return
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From this reading But Hermon was not in the mood to share a joyous revel, and he frankly said so, although immediately after his return he had accepted the invitation to the festival which the whole fellowship of artists would give the following day in honour of the seventieth birthday of the old sculptor Euphranor.
revel
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From this reading But Hermon was not in the mood to share a joyous revel, and he frankly said so, although immediately after his return he had accepted the invitation to the festival which the whole fellowship of artists would give the following day in honour of the seventieth birthday of the old sculptor Euphranor.
royal
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From this reading His errand was to invite him to a banquet which was to take place that evening at his residence in a wing of the royal palace.
said
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From this reading But Hermon was not in the mood to share a joyous revel, and he frankly said so, although immediately after his return he had accepted the invitation to the festival which the whole fellowship of artists would give the following day in honour of the seventieth birthday of the old sculptor Euphranor.
sculptor
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From this reading But Hermon was not in the mood to share a joyous revel, and he frankly said so, although immediately after his return he had accepted the invitation to the festival which the whole fellowship of artists would give the following day in honour of the seventieth birthday of the old sculptor Euphranor.
seventieth
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From this reading But Hermon was not in the mood to share a joyous revel, and he frankly said so, although immediately after his return he had accepted the invitation to the festival which the whole fellowship of artists would give the following day in honour of the seventieth birthday of the old sculptor Euphranor.
share
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From this reading But Hermon was not in the mood to share a joyous revel, and he frankly said so, although immediately after his return he had accepted the invitation to the festival which the whole fellowship of artists would give the following day in honour of the seventieth birthday of the old sculptor Euphranor.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But Hermon was not in the mood to share a joyous revel, and he frankly said so, although immediately after his return he had accepted the invitation to the festival which the whole fellowship of artists would give the following day in honour of the seventieth birthday of the old sculptor Euphranor.
speak
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From this reading Here he was informed that the grammateus of the Dionysian artists had already called twice to speak to him concerning an important matter.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His errand was to invite him to a banquet which was to take place that evening at his residence in a wing of the royal palace.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Here he was informed that the grammateus of the Dionysian artists had already called twice to speak to him concerning an important matter.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Here he was informed that the grammateus of the Dionysian artists had already called twice to speak to him concerning an important matter.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Here he was informed that the grammateus of the Dionysian artists had already called twice to speak to him concerning an important matter.
twice
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From this reading Here he was informed that the grammateus of the Dionysian artists had already called twice to speak to him concerning an important matter.
visited
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From this reading When he came from the bath, Proclus visited him again.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Here he was informed that the grammateus of the Dionysian artists had already called twice to speak to him concerning an important matter.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When he came from the bath, Proclus visited him again.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading His errand was to invite him to a banquet which was to take place that evening at his residence in a wing of the royal palace.
whole
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From this reading But Hermon was not in the mood to share a joyous revel, and he frankly said so, although immediately after his return he had accepted the invitation to the festival which the whole fellowship of artists would give the following day in honour of the seventieth birthday of the old sculptor Euphranor.
wing
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From this reading His errand was to invite him to a banquet which was to take place that evening at his residence in a wing of the royal palace.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Hermon entered his house with drooping head.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But Hermon was not in the mood to share a joyous revel, and he frankly said so, although immediately after his return he had accepted the invitation to the festival which the whole fellowship of artists would give the following day in honour of the seventieth birthday of the old sculptor Euphranor.
