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'Make mention thereto Touching my much loved father's safe return, If of his whereabouts I may best hear.' _Odyssey_ (MUSGRAVE). 'Oh! brother, I wish they had named you Telemaque, and then it would have been all right!' 'Why so, sister? Why should I be called by so ugly a name?
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “'Oh! brother, I wish they had named you Telemaque, and then it would have been all right!'”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “'Oh! brother, I wish they had named you Telemaque, and then it would have been all right!'”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'Make mention thereto Touching my much loved father's safe return, If of his whereabouts I may best hear.'”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'Make mention thereto Touching my much loved father's safe return, If of his whereabouts I may best hear.'”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “'Make mention thereto Touching my much loved father's safe return, If of his whereabouts I may best hear.'”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Why should I be called by so ugly a name?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'Oh! brother, I wish they had named you Telemaque, and then it would have been all right!'”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “'Oh! brother, I wish they had named you Telemaque, and then it would have been all right!'”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Why should I be called by so ugly a name?
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From this reading 'Oh! brother, I wish they had named you Telemaque, and then it would have been all right!'
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'Oh! brother, I wish they had named you Telemaque, and then it would have been all right!'
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Why should I be called by so ugly a name?
the past participle of “be”
From this reading 'Oh! brother, I wish they had named you Telemaque, and then it would have been all right!'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Make mention thereto Touching my much loved father's safe return, If of his whereabouts I may best hear.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Oh! brother, I wish they had named you Telemaque, and then it would have been all right!'
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Why should I be called by so ugly a name?
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From this reading Why should I be called by so ugly a name?
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From this reading 'Make mention thereto Touching my much loved father's safe return, If of his whereabouts I may best hear.'
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading 'Oh! brother, I wish they had named you Telemaque, and then it would have been all right!'
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading 'Oh! brother, I wish they had named you Telemaque, and then it would have been all right!'
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Make mention thereto Touching my much loved father's safe return, If of his whereabouts I may best hear.'
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading 'Make mention thereto Touching my much loved father's safe return, If of his whereabouts I may best hear.'
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'Make mention thereto Touching my much loved father's safe return, If of his whereabouts I may best hear.'
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading 'Make mention thereto Touching my much loved father's safe return, If of his whereabouts I may best hear.'
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading 'Oh! brother, I wish they had named you Telemaque, and then it would have been all right!'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Make mention thereto Touching my much loved father's safe return, If of his whereabouts I may best hear.'
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Make mention thereto Touching my much loved father's safe return, If of his whereabouts I may best hear.'
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading 'Make mention thereto Touching my much loved father's safe return, If of his whereabouts I may best hear.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Make mention thereto Touching my much loved father's safe return, If of his whereabouts I may best hear.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Make mention thereto Touching my much loved father's safe return, If of his whereabouts I may best hear.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Odyssey_ (MUSGRAVE).
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading 'Make mention thereto Touching my much loved father's safe return, If of his whereabouts I may best hear.'
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Why should I be called by so ugly a name?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Oh! brother, I wish they had named you Telemaque, and then it would have been all right!'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Odyssey_ (MUSGRAVE).
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 'Make mention thereto Touching my much loved father's safe return, If of his whereabouts I may best hear.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Oh! brother, I wish they had named you Telemaque, and then it would have been all right!'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Make mention thereto Touching my much loved father's safe return, If of his whereabouts I may best hear.'
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Oh! brother, I wish they had named you Telemaque, and then it would have been all right!'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Make mention thereto Touching my much loved father's safe return, If of his whereabouts I may best hear.'
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Why should I be called by so ugly a name?
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From this reading 'Why so, sister?
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading 'Why so, sister?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Oh! brother, I wish they had named you Telemaque, and then it would have been all right!'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Oh! brother, I wish they had named you Telemaque, and then it would have been all right!'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Make mention thereto Touching my much loved father's safe return, If of his whereabouts I may best hear.'
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'Oh! brother, I wish they had named you Telemaque, and then it would have been all right!'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Make mention thereto Touching my much loved father's safe return, If of his whereabouts I may best hear.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Why should I be called by so ugly a name?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Make mention thereto Touching my much loved father's safe return, If of his whereabouts I may best hear.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Why so, sister?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Oh! brother, I wish they had named you Telemaque, and then it would have been all right!'
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading 'Oh! brother, I wish they had named you Telemaque, and then it would have been all right!'
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'Oh! brother, I wish they had named you Telemaque, and then it would have been all right!'
