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Achilles
Achilles

Chapter X

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Jupiter’s Message to Poseidon—The Battle for the Ships Jupiter awoke and rubbed his eyes.
His first glance sought the ships.
How changed was the situation!
“Ha, Juno,” he cried angrily, “this is thy work, deceitful, malicious woman!
So that was the meaning of thy caresses, thy friendliness and sweet talk, false serpent.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Achilles

Chapter X

Reading 1/20 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Jupiter’s Message to Poseidon—The Battle for the Ships Jupiter awoke and rubbed his eyes.
Line 2
His first glance sought the ships.
Line 3
How changed was the situation!
Line 4
“Ha, Juno,” he cried angrily, “this is thy work, deceitful, malicious woman!
Line 5
So that was the meaning of thy caresses, thy friendliness and sweet talk, false serpent.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Cried noun US /cried/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““Ha, Juno,” he cried angrily, “this is thy work, deceitful, malicious woman!”

First noun US /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “His first glance sought the ships.”

Thy determiner US /ðaɪ/

an old word for “your”, speaking to one person

From this reading ““Ha, Juno,” he cried angrily, “this is thy work, deceitful, malicious woman!”

All words in this reading · 43

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Jupiter’s Message to Poseidon—The Battle for the Ships Jupiter awoke and rubbed his eyes.

angrily

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From this reading “Ha, Juno,” he cried angrily, “this is thy work, deceitful, malicious woman!

awoke

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From this reading Jupiter’s Message to Poseidon—The Battle for the Ships Jupiter awoke and rubbed his eyes.

Battle

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From this reading Jupiter’s Message to Poseidon—The Battle for the Ships Jupiter awoke and rubbed his eyes.

caresses

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From this reading So that was the meaning of thy caresses, thy friendliness and sweet talk, false serpent.

changed

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From this reading How changed was the situation!

criednounUS /cried/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Ha, Juno,” he cried angrily, “this is thy work, deceitful, malicious woman!

deceitful

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From this reading “Ha, Juno,” he cried angrily, “this is thy work, deceitful, malicious woman!

eyes

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From this reading Jupiter’s Message to Poseidon—The Battle for the Ships Jupiter awoke and rubbed his eyes.

false

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From this reading So that was the meaning of thy caresses, thy friendliness and sweet talk, false serpent.

firstnounUS /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading His first glance sought the ships.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Jupiter’s Message to Poseidon—The Battle for the Ships Jupiter awoke and rubbed his eyes.

friendliness

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From this reading So that was the meaning of thy caresses, thy friendliness and sweet talk, false serpent.

glance

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From this reading His first glance sought the ships.

Ha

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From this reading “Ha, Juno,” he cried angrily, “this is thy work, deceitful, malicious woman!

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading “Ha, Juno,” he cried angrily, “this is thy work, deceitful, malicious woman!

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Jupiter’s Message to Poseidon—The Battle for the Ships Jupiter awoke and rubbed his eyes.

How

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From this reading How changed was the situation!

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “Ha, Juno,” he cried angrily, “this is thy work, deceitful, malicious woman!

Juno

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From this reading “Ha, Juno,” he cried angrily, “this is thy work, deceitful, malicious woman!

Jupiter

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From this reading Jupiter’s Message to Poseidon—The Battle for the Ships Jupiter awoke and rubbed his eyes.

Jupiter's

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From this reading Jupiter’s Message to Poseidon—The Battle for the Ships Jupiter awoke and rubbed his eyes.

malicious

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From this reading “Ha, Juno,” he cried angrily, “this is thy work, deceitful, malicious woman!

meaning

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Message

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From this reading Jupiter’s Message to Poseidon—The Battle for the Ships Jupiter awoke and rubbed his eyes.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading So that was the meaning of thy caresses, thy friendliness and sweet talk, false serpent.

Poseidon

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From this reading Jupiter’s Message to Poseidon—The Battle for the Ships Jupiter awoke and rubbed his eyes.

rubbed

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From this reading Jupiter’s Message to Poseidon—The Battle for the Ships Jupiter awoke and rubbed his eyes.

serpent

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From this reading So that was the meaning of thy caresses, thy friendliness and sweet talk, false serpent.

Ships

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From this reading Jupiter’s Message to Poseidon—The Battle for the Ships Jupiter awoke and rubbed his eyes.

situation

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From this reading How changed was the situation!

SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading So that was the meaning of thy caresses, thy friendliness and sweet talk, false serpent.

sought

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From this reading His first glance sought the ships.

sweet

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From this reading So that was the meaning of thy caresses, thy friendliness and sweet talk, false serpent.

talk

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From this reading So that was the meaning of thy caresses, thy friendliness and sweet talk, false serpent.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading So that was the meaning of thy caresses, thy friendliness and sweet talk, false serpent.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Jupiter’s Message to Poseidon—The Battle for the Ships Jupiter awoke and rubbed his eyes.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading “Ha, Juno,” he cried angrily, “this is thy work, deceitful, malicious woman!

thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/

an old word for “your”, speaking to one person

From this reading “Ha, Juno,” he cried angrily, “this is thy work, deceitful, malicious woman!

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Jupiter’s Message to Poseidon—The Battle for the Ships Jupiter awoke and rubbed his eyes.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading How changed was the situation!

woman

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From this reading “Ha, Juno,” he cried angrily, “this is thy work, deceitful, malicious woman!

work

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From this reading “Ha, Juno,” he cried angrily, “this is thy work, deceitful, malicious woman!