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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 He quietly called the chieftains to a council of war.
Agamemnon
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From this reading Fear and unrest prevailed in the camp by the ships, and even Agamemnon was no longer confident.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He has already destroyed many of us and our misery grows greater day by day.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Fear and unrest prevailed in the camp by the ships, and even Agamemnon was no longer confident.
booty
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From this reading “Friends,” he said, “I perceive that Jupiter is not inclined to fulfil the promise of his omens and no longer desires that I take Troy and lead ye home laden with booty.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Surely he is but making sport of us.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Fear and unrest prevailed in the camp by the ships, and even Agamemnon was no longer confident.
called
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From this reading He quietly called the chieftains to a council of war.
camp
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From this reading Fear and unrest prevailed in the camp by the ships, and even Agamemnon was no longer confident.
chieftains
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From this reading He quietly called the chieftains to a council of war.
confident
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From this reading Fear and unrest prevailed in the camp by the ships, and even Agamemnon was no longer confident.
councilnounUS /council/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He quietly called the chieftains to a council of war.
day
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From this reading He has already destroyed many of us and our misery grows greater day by day.
desires
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From this reading “Friends,” he said, “I perceive that Jupiter is not inclined to fulfil the promise of his omens and no longer desires that I take Troy and lead ye home laden with booty.
destroyed
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From this reading He has already destroyed many of us and our misery grows greater day by day.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Fear and unrest prevailed in the camp by the ships, and even Agamemnon was no longer confident.
Fear
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From this reading Fear and unrest prevailed in the camp by the ships, and even Agamemnon was no longer confident.
Friends
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From this reading “Friends,” he said, “I perceive that Jupiter is not inclined to fulfil the promise of his omens and no longer desires that I take Troy and lead ye home laden with booty.
fulfil
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From this reading “Friends,” he said, “I perceive that Jupiter is not inclined to fulfil the promise of his omens and no longer desires that I take Troy and lead ye home laden with booty.
greater
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From this reading He has already destroyed many of us and our misery grows greater day by day.
grows
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From this reading He has already destroyed many of us and our misery grows greater day by day.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He has already destroyed many of us and our misery grows greater day by day.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He quietly called the chieftains to a council of war.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Friends,” he said, “I perceive that Jupiter is not inclined to fulfil the promise of his omens and no longer desires that I take Troy and lead ye home laden with booty.
home
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From this reading “Friends,” he said, “I perceive that Jupiter is not inclined to fulfil the promise of his omens and no longer desires that I take Troy and lead ye home laden with booty.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Friends,” he said, “I perceive that Jupiter is not inclined to fulfil the promise of his omens and no longer desires that I take Troy and lead ye home laden with booty.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Fear and unrest prevailed in the camp by the ships, and even Agamemnon was no longer confident.
inclined
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From this reading “Friends,” he said, “I perceive that Jupiter is not inclined to fulfil the promise of his omens and no longer desires that I take Troy and lead ye home laden with booty.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Friends,” he said, “I perceive that Jupiter is not inclined to fulfil the promise of his omens and no longer desires that I take Troy and lead ye home laden with booty.
Jupiter
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From this reading “Friends,” he said, “I perceive that Jupiter is not inclined to fulfil the promise of his omens and no longer desires that I take Troy and lead ye home laden with booty.
laden
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From this reading “Friends,” he said, “I perceive that Jupiter is not inclined to fulfil the promise of his omens and no longer desires that I take Troy and lead ye home laden with booty.
lead
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From this reading “Friends,” he said, “I perceive that Jupiter is not inclined to fulfil the promise of his omens and no longer desires that I take Troy and lead ye home laden with booty.
longer
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From this reading Fear and unrest prevailed in the camp by the ships, and even Agamemnon was no longer confident.
making
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From this reading Surely he is but making sport of us.
many
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From this reading He has already destroyed many of us and our misery grows greater day by day.
misery
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From this reading He has already destroyed many of us and our misery grows greater day by day.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Fear and unrest prevailed in the camp by the ships, and even Agamemnon was no longer confident.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Friends,” he said, “I perceive that Jupiter is not inclined to fulfil the promise of his omens and no longer desires that I take Troy and lead ye home laden with booty.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He quietly called the chieftains to a council of war.
omens
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From this reading “Friends,” he said, “I perceive that Jupiter is not inclined to fulfil the promise of his omens and no longer desires that I take Troy and lead ye home laden with booty.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading He has already destroyed many of us and our misery grows greater day by day.
perceive
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From this reading “Friends,” he said, “I perceive that Jupiter is not inclined to fulfil the promise of his omens and no longer desires that I take Troy and lead ye home laden with booty.
prevailed
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From this reading Fear and unrest prevailed in the camp by the ships, and even Agamemnon was no longer confident.
promise
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From this reading “Friends,” he said, “I perceive that Jupiter is not inclined to fulfil the promise of his omens and no longer desires that I take Troy and lead ye home laden with booty.
quietly
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From this reading He quietly called the chieftains to a council of war.
said
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From this reading “Friends,” he said, “I perceive that Jupiter is not inclined to fulfil the promise of his omens and no longer desires that I take Troy and lead ye home laden with booty.
ships
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From this reading Fear and unrest prevailed in the camp by the ships, and even Agamemnon was no longer confident.
sport
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From this reading Surely he is but making sport of us.
Surely
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From this reading Surely he is but making sport of us.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Friends,” he said, “I perceive that Jupiter is not inclined to fulfil the promise of his omens and no longer desires that I take Troy and lead ye home laden with booty.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Friends,” he said, “I perceive that Jupiter is not inclined to fulfil the promise of his omens and no longer desires that I take Troy and lead ye home laden with booty.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Fear and unrest prevailed in the camp by the ships, and even Agamemnon was no longer confident.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He quietly called the chieftains to a council of war.
Troy
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From this reading “Friends,” he said, “I perceive that Jupiter is not inclined to fulfil the promise of his omens and no longer desires that I take Troy and lead ye home laden with booty.
unrest
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From this reading Fear and unrest prevailed in the camp by the ships, and even Agamemnon was no longer confident.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He has already destroyed many of us and our misery grows greater day by day.
war
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From this reading He quietly called the chieftains to a council of war.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Fear and unrest prevailed in the camp by the ships, and even Agamemnon was no longer confident.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Friends,” he said, “I perceive that Jupiter is not inclined to fulfil the promise of his omens and no longer desires that I take Troy and lead ye home laden with booty.
yepronounUS /jiː/
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading “Friends,” he said, “I perceive that Jupiter is not inclined to fulfil the promise of his omens and no longer desires that I take Troy and lead ye home laden with booty.
