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Achaians
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From this reading It was after sundown when the assembled Achaians dispersed.
Achilles
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From this reading Only Achilles could not sleep for thinking of his lost friend.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It was after sundown when the assembled Achaians dispersed.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Each returned to his own ship or tent to partake of the evening meal and then lay down to rest, well content.
arose
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From this reading Thus he mourned half the night, then suddenly arose, ran out into the darkness, and wandered up and down the shore, his heart full of sorrow.
assembled
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From this reading It was after sundown when the assembled Achaians dispersed.
bed
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From this reading In vain he tossed to and fro on his bed; sweet slumber came not nigh him.
came
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From this reading In vain he tossed to and fro on his bed; sweet slumber came not nigh him.
content
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From this reading Each returned to his own ship or tent to partake of the evening meal and then lay down to rest, well content.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Only Achilles could not sleep for thinking of his lost friend.
darkness
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From this reading Thus he mourned half the night, then suddenly arose, ran out into the darkness, and wandered up and down the shore, his heart full of sorrow.
dispersed
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From this reading It was after sundown when the assembled Achaians dispersed.
down
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From this reading Each returned to his own ship or tent to partake of the evening meal and then lay down to rest, well content.
EachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Each returned to his own ship or tent to partake of the evening meal and then lay down to rest, well content.
evening
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From this reading Each returned to his own ship or tent to partake of the evening meal and then lay down to rest, well content.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Only Achilles could not sleep for thinking of his lost friend.
friend
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From this reading Only Achilles could not sleep for thinking of his lost friend.
fro
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From this reading In vain he tossed to and fro on his bed; sweet slumber came not nigh him.
full
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From this reading Thus he mourned half the night, then suddenly arose, ran out into the darkness, and wandered up and down the shore, his heart full of sorrow.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thus he mourned half the night, then suddenly arose, ran out into the darkness, and wandered up and down the shore, his heart full of sorrow.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In vain he tossed to and fro on his bed; sweet slumber came not nigh him.
heart
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From this reading Thus he mourned half the night, then suddenly arose, ran out into the darkness, and wandered up and down the shore, his heart full of sorrow.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In vain he tossed to and fro on his bed; sweet slumber came not nigh him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Each returned to his own ship or tent to partake of the evening meal and then lay down to rest, well content.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In vain he tossed to and fro on his bed; sweet slumber came not nigh him.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Thus he mourned half the night, then suddenly arose, ran out into the darkness, and wandered up and down the shore, his heart full of sorrow.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was after sundown when the assembled Achaians dispersed.
lay
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From this reading Each returned to his own ship or tent to partake of the evening meal and then lay down to rest, well content.
lost
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From this reading Only Achilles could not sleep for thinking of his lost friend.
meal
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From this reading Each returned to his own ship or tent to partake of the evening meal and then lay down to rest, well content.
mourned
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From this reading Thus he mourned half the night, then suddenly arose, ran out into the darkness, and wandered up and down the shore, his heart full of sorrow.
nigh
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From this reading In vain he tossed to and fro on his bed; sweet slumber came not nigh him.
night
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From this reading Thus he mourned half the night, then suddenly arose, ran out into the darkness, and wandered up and down the shore, his heart full of sorrow.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Only Achilles could not sleep for thinking of his lost friend.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Each returned to his own ship or tent to partake of the evening meal and then lay down to rest, well content.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In vain he tossed to and fro on his bed; sweet slumber came not nigh him.
Only
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From this reading Only Achilles could not sleep for thinking of his lost friend.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Each returned to his own ship or tent to partake of the evening meal and then lay down to rest, well content.
out
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From this reading Thus he mourned half the night, then suddenly arose, ran out into the darkness, and wandered up and down the shore, his heart full of sorrow.
own
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From this reading Each returned to his own ship or tent to partake of the evening meal and then lay down to rest, well content.
partake
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From this reading Each returned to his own ship or tent to partake of the evening meal and then lay down to rest, well content.
ran
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From this reading Thus he mourned half the night, then suddenly arose, ran out into the darkness, and wandered up and down the shore, his heart full of sorrow.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Each returned to his own ship or tent to partake of the evening meal and then lay down to rest, well content.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Each returned to his own ship or tent to partake of the evening meal and then lay down to rest, well content.
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Each returned to his own ship or tent to partake of the evening meal and then lay down to rest, well content.
shore
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From this reading Thus he mourned half the night, then suddenly arose, ran out into the darkness, and wandered up and down the shore, his heart full of sorrow.
sleep
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From this reading Only Achilles could not sleep for thinking of his lost friend.
slumber
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From this reading In vain he tossed to and fro on his bed; sweet slumber came not nigh him.
sorrow
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From this reading Thus he mourned half the night, then suddenly arose, ran out into the darkness, and wandered up and down the shore, his heart full of sorrow.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Thus he mourned half the night, then suddenly arose, ran out into the darkness, and wandered up and down the shore, his heart full of sorrow.
sundown
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From this reading It was after sundown when the assembled Achaians dispersed.
sweet
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From this reading In vain he tossed to and fro on his bed; sweet slumber came not nigh him.
tent
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From this reading Each returned to his own ship or tent to partake of the evening meal and then lay down to rest, well content.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was after sundown when the assembled Achaians dispersed.
then
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From this reading Each returned to his own ship or tent to partake of the evening meal and then lay down to rest, well content.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Only Achilles could not sleep for thinking of his lost friend.
Thus
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From this reading Thus he mourned half the night, then suddenly arose, ran out into the darkness, and wandered up and down the shore, his heart full of sorrow.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Each returned to his own ship or tent to partake of the evening meal and then lay down to rest, well content.
tossed
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From this reading In vain he tossed to and fro on his bed; sweet slumber came not nigh him.
up
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From this reading Thus he mourned half the night, then suddenly arose, ran out into the darkness, and wandered up and down the shore, his heart full of sorrow.
vain
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From this reading In vain he tossed to and fro on his bed; sweet slumber came not nigh him.
wandered
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From this reading Thus he mourned half the night, then suddenly arose, ran out into the darkness, and wandered up and down the shore, his heart full of sorrow.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was after sundown when the assembled Achaians dispersed.
well
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From this reading Each returned to his own ship or tent to partake of the evening meal and then lay down to rest, well content.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was after sundown when the assembled Achaians dispersed.
