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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 The morning being cool--and also because Cleopatra's lady-in-waiting was with him--he had come out in a closed chariot, in which he sat on soft cushions side by side with the Macedonian lady, endeavoring to win her good graces by a conversation, witty enough in its way.
affairs
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From this reading "On the way there," thought he, "I will make her quite favorable to me, and on the way back I will talk to her of my own affairs."
also
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From this reading The morning being cool--and also because Cleopatra's lady-in-waiting was with him--he had come out in a closed chariot, in which he sat on soft cushions side by side with the Macedonian lady, endeavoring to win her good graces by a conversation, witty enough in its way.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The morning being cool--and also because Cleopatra's lady-in-waiting was with him--he had come out in a closed chariot, in which he sat on soft cushions side by side with the Macedonian lady, endeavoring to win her good graces by a conversation, witty enough in its way.
any
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From this reading The drive passed quickly and pleasantly for both, and they neither of them paid any heed to the sound of the hoofs of the horses that were bearing away Irene.
away
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From this reading The drive passed quickly and pleasantly for both, and they neither of them paid any heed to the sound of the hoofs of the horses that were bearing away Irene.
back
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From this reading "On the way there," thought he, "I will make her quite favorable to me, and on the way back I will talk to her of my own affairs."
bearing
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From this reading The drive passed quickly and pleasantly for both, and they neither of them paid any heed to the sound of the hoofs of the horses that were bearing away Irene.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading The morning being cool--and also because Cleopatra's lady-in-waiting was with him--he had come out in a closed chariot, in which he sat on soft cushions side by side with the Macedonian lady, endeavoring to win her good graces by a conversation, witty enough in its way.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The morning being cool--and also because Cleopatra's lady-in-waiting was with him--he had come out in a closed chariot, in which he sat on soft cushions side by side with the Macedonian lady, endeavoring to win her good graces by a conversation, witty enough in its way.
belonged
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From this reading The chariot with white horses which he had evaded during his flight with Irene belonged to Eulaeus.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading The drive passed quickly and pleasantly for both, and they neither of them paid any heed to the sound of the hoofs of the horses that were bearing away Irene.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The morning being cool--and also because Cleopatra's lady-in-waiting was with him--he had come out in a closed chariot, in which he sat on soft cushions side by side with the Macedonian lady, endeavoring to win her good graces by a conversation, witty enough in its way.
chariot
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From this reading The chariot with white horses which he had evaded during his flight with Irene belonged to Eulaeus.
Cleopatra's
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From this reading The morning being cool--and also because Cleopatra's lady-in-waiting was with him--he had come out in a closed chariot, in which he sat on soft cushions side by side with the Macedonian lady, endeavoring to win her good graces by a conversation, witty enough in its way.
closed
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From this reading The morning being cool--and also because Cleopatra's lady-in-waiting was with him--he had come out in a closed chariot, in which he sat on soft cushions side by side with the Macedonian lady, endeavoring to win her good graces by a conversation, witty enough in its way.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The morning being cool--and also because Cleopatra's lady-in-waiting was with him--he had come out in a closed chariot, in which he sat on soft cushions side by side with the Macedonian lady, endeavoring to win her good graces by a conversation, witty enough in its way.
conversation
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From this reading The morning being cool--and also because Cleopatra's lady-in-waiting was with him--he had come out in a closed chariot, in which he sat on soft cushions side by side with the Macedonian lady, endeavoring to win her good graces by a conversation, witty enough in its way.
cool
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From this reading The morning being cool--and also because Cleopatra's lady-in-waiting was with him--he had come out in a closed chariot, in which he sat on soft cushions side by side with the Macedonian lady, endeavoring to win her good graces by a conversation, witty enough in its way.
cushions
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From this reading The morning being cool--and also because Cleopatra's lady-in-waiting was with him--he had come out in a closed chariot, in which he sat on soft cushions side by side with the Macedonian lady, endeavoring to win her good graces by a conversation, witty enough in its way.
deceived
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From this reading Lysias eyes had not deceived him.
drive
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From this reading The drive passed quickly and pleasantly for both, and they neither of them paid any heed to the sound of the hoofs of the horses that were bearing away Irene.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading The chariot with white horses which he had evaded during his flight with Irene belonged to Eulaeus.
endeavoring
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From this reading The morning being cool--and also because Cleopatra's lady-in-waiting was with him--he had come out in a closed chariot, in which he sat on soft cushions side by side with the Macedonian lady, endeavoring to win her good graces by a conversation, witty enough in its way.
enough
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From this reading The morning being cool--and also because Cleopatra's lady-in-waiting was with him--he had come out in a closed chariot, in which he sat on soft cushions side by side with the Macedonian lady, endeavoring to win her good graces by a conversation, witty enough in its way.
Eulaeus
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From this reading The chariot with white horses which he had evaded during his flight with Irene belonged to Eulaeus.
evaded
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From this reading The chariot with white horses which he had evaded during his flight with Irene belonged to Eulaeus.
eyes
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From this reading Lysias eyes had not deceived him.
favorable
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From this reading "On the way there," thought he, "I will make her quite favorable to me, and on the way back I will talk to her of my own affairs."
flight
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From this reading The chariot with white horses which he had evaded during his flight with Irene belonged to Eulaeus.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The drive passed quickly and pleasantly for both, and they neither of them paid any heed to the sound of the hoofs of the horses that were bearing away Irene.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The morning being cool--and also because Cleopatra's lady-in-waiting was with him--he had come out in a closed chariot, in which he sat on soft cushions side by side with the Macedonian lady, endeavoring to win her good graces by a conversation, witty enough in its way.
graces
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From this reading The morning being cool--and also because Cleopatra's lady-in-waiting was with him--he had come out in a closed chariot, in which he sat on soft cushions side by side with the Macedonian lady, endeavoring to win her good graces by a conversation, witty enough in its way.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Lysias eyes had not deceived him.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The chariot with white horses which he had evaded during his flight with Irene belonged to Eulaeus.
heed
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From this reading The drive passed quickly and pleasantly for both, and they neither of them paid any heed to the sound of the hoofs of the horses that were bearing away Irene.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The morning being cool--and also because Cleopatra's lady-in-waiting was with him--he had come out in a closed chariot, in which he sat on soft cushions side by side with the Macedonian lady, endeavoring to win her good graces by a conversation, witty enough in its way.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Lysias eyes had not deceived him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The chariot with white horses which he had evaded during his flight with Irene belonged to Eulaeus.
hoofs
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From this reading The drive passed quickly and pleasantly for both, and they neither of them paid any heed to the sound of the hoofs of the horses that were bearing away Irene.
horses
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From this reading The chariot with white horses which he had evaded during his flight with Irene belonged to Eulaeus.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "On the way there," thought he, "I will make her quite favorable to me, and on the way back I will talk to her of my own affairs."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The morning being cool--and also because Cleopatra's lady-in-waiting was with him--he had come out in a closed chariot, in which he sat on soft cushions side by side with the Macedonian lady, endeavoring to win her good graces by a conversation, witty enough in its way.
Irene
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From this reading The chariot with white horses which he had evaded during his flight with Irene belonged to Eulaeus.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The morning being cool--and also because Cleopatra's lady-in-waiting was with him--he had come out in a closed chariot, in which he sat on soft cushions side by side with the Macedonian lady, endeavoring to win her good graces by a conversation, witty enough in its way.
lady
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From this reading The morning being cool--and also because Cleopatra's lady-in-waiting was with him--he had come out in a closed chariot, in which he sat on soft cushions side by side with the Macedonian lady, endeavoring to win her good graces by a conversation, witty enough in its way.
lady-in-waiting
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From this reading The morning being cool--and also because Cleopatra's lady-in-waiting was with him--he had come out in a closed chariot, in which he sat on soft cushions side by side with the Macedonian lady, endeavoring to win her good graces by a conversation, witty enough in its way.
Lysias
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From this reading Lysias eyes had not deceived him.
Macedonian
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From this reading The morning being cool--and also because Cleopatra's lady-in-waiting was with him--he had come out in a closed chariot, in which he sat on soft cushions side by side with the Macedonian lady, endeavoring to win her good graces by a conversation, witty enough in its way.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "On the way there," thought he, "I will make her quite favorable to me, and on the way back I will talk to her of my own affairs."
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "On the way there," thought he, "I will make her quite favorable to me, and on the way back I will talk to her of my own affairs."
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The morning being cool--and also because Cleopatra's lady-in-waiting was with him--he had come out in a closed chariot, in which he sat on soft cushions side by side with the Macedonian lady, endeavoring to win her good graces by a conversation, witty enough in its way.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "On the way there," thought he, "I will make her quite favorable to me, and on the way back I will talk to her of my own affairs."
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading The drive passed quickly and pleasantly for both, and they neither of them paid any heed to the sound of the hoofs of the horses that were bearing away Irene.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Lysias eyes had not deceived him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "On the way there," thought he, "I will make her quite favorable to me, and on the way back I will talk to her of my own affairs."
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The morning being cool--and also because Cleopatra's lady-in-waiting was with him--he had come out in a closed chariot, in which he sat on soft cushions side by side with the Macedonian lady, endeavoring to win her good graces by a conversation, witty enough in its way.
out
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From this reading The morning being cool--and also because Cleopatra's lady-in-waiting was with him--he had come out in a closed chariot, in which he sat on soft cushions side by side with the Macedonian lady, endeavoring to win her good graces by a conversation, witty enough in its way.
own
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From this reading "On the way there," thought he, "I will make her quite favorable to me, and on the way back I will talk to her of my own affairs."
paid
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From this reading The drive passed quickly and pleasantly for both, and they neither of them paid any heed to the sound of the hoofs of the horses that were bearing away Irene.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The drive passed quickly and pleasantly for both, and they neither of them paid any heed to the sound of the hoofs of the horses that were bearing away Irene.
pleasantly
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From this reading The drive passed quickly and pleasantly for both, and they neither of them paid any heed to the sound of the hoofs of the horses that were bearing away Irene.
quickly
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From this reading The drive passed quickly and pleasantly for both, and they neither of them paid any heed to the sound of the hoofs of the horses that were bearing away Irene.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "On the way there," thought he, "I will make her quite favorable to me, and on the way back I will talk to her of my own affairs."
sat
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From this reading The morning being cool--and also because Cleopatra's lady-in-waiting was with him--he had come out in a closed chariot, in which he sat on soft cushions side by side with the Macedonian lady, endeavoring to win her good graces by a conversation, witty enough in its way.
side
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From this reading The morning being cool--and also because Cleopatra's lady-in-waiting was with him--he had come out in a closed chariot, in which he sat on soft cushions side by side with the Macedonian lady, endeavoring to win her good graces by a conversation, witty enough in its way.
soft
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From this reading The morning being cool--and also because Cleopatra's lady-in-waiting was with him--he had come out in a closed chariot, in which he sat on soft cushions side by side with the Macedonian lady, endeavoring to win her good graces by a conversation, witty enough in its way.
sound
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From this reading The drive passed quickly and pleasantly for both, and they neither of them paid any heed to the sound of the hoofs of the horses that were bearing away Irene.
talk
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From this reading "On the way there," thought he, "I will make her quite favorable to me, and on the way back I will talk to her of my own affairs."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The drive passed quickly and pleasantly for both, and they neither of them paid any heed to the sound of the hoofs of the horses that were bearing away Irene.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The chariot with white horses which he had evaded during his flight with Irene belonged to Eulaeus.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The drive passed quickly and pleasantly for both, and they neither of them paid any heed to the sound of the hoofs of the horses that were bearing away Irene.
there
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From this reading "On the way there," thought he, "I will make her quite favorable to me, and on the way back I will talk to her of my own affairs."
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The drive passed quickly and pleasantly for both, and they neither of them paid any heed to the sound of the hoofs of the horses that were bearing away Irene.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "On the way there," thought he, "I will make her quite favorable to me, and on the way back I will talk to her of my own affairs."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The chariot with white horses which he had evaded during his flight with Irene belonged to Eulaeus.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The morning being cool--and also because Cleopatra's lady-in-waiting was with him--he had come out in a closed chariot, in which he sat on soft cushions side by side with the Macedonian lady, endeavoring to win her good graces by a conversation, witty enough in its way.
way
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From this reading The morning being cool--and also because Cleopatra's lady-in-waiting was with him--he had come out in a closed chariot, in which he sat on soft cushions side by side with the Macedonian lady, endeavoring to win her good graces by a conversation, witty enough in its way.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The drive passed quickly and pleasantly for both, and they neither of them paid any heed to the sound of the hoofs of the horses that were bearing away Irene.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The chariot with white horses which he had evaded during his flight with Irene belonged to Eulaeus.
white
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From this reading The chariot with white horses which he had evaded during his flight with Irene belonged to Eulaeus.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "On the way there," thought he, "I will make her quite favorable to me, and on the way back I will talk to her of my own affairs."
win
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From this reading The morning being cool--and also because Cleopatra's lady-in-waiting was with him--he had come out in a closed chariot, in which he sat on soft cushions side by side with the Macedonian lady, endeavoring to win her good graces by a conversation, witty enough in its way.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The chariot with white horses which he had evaded during his flight with Irene belonged to Eulaeus.
witty
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From this reading The morning being cool--and also because Cleopatra's lady-in-waiting was with him--he had come out in a closed chariot, in which he sat on soft cushions side by side with the Macedonian lady, endeavoring to win her good graces by a conversation, witty enough in its way.
