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Daedalus and Icarus
Daedalus and Icarus

Chapter III

Chapter 3, section 1: Io and Callisto. Diana and Actaeon. The Story of Phaeton Jupiter and Juno, although husband and wife, did not live together very happily. Jupiter did not love his wife very much, a
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Io and Callisto.
Diana and Actaeon.
The Story of Phaeton Jupiter and Juno, although husband and wife, did not live together very happily.
Jupiter did not love his wife very much, and Juno distrusted her husband, and was always accusing him of unfaithfulness.
One day she perceived that it suddenly grew dark, and immediately suspected that her husband had raised a cloud to hide some of his doings that would not bear the light.
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Daedalus and Icarus

Chapter III

Reading 1/64 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Io and Callisto.
Line 2
Diana and Actaeon.
Line 3
The Story of Phaeton Jupiter and Juno, although husband and wife, did not live together very happily.
Line 4
Jupiter did not love his wife very much, and Juno distrusted her husband, and was always accusing him of unfaithfulness.
Line 5
One day she perceived that it suddenly grew dark, and immediately suspected that her husband had raised a cloud to hide some of his doings that would not bear the light.

Learner Dictionary

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

diana noun US /daɪˈænə/

English aristocrat who was the first wife of Prince Charles; her death in an automobile accident in Paris produced intense national mourning (1961-1997)

From this reading “Diana and Actaeon.”

Collocations
Io andA source-grounded phrase from this reading.
and CallistoA source-grounded phrase from this reading.
All words in this reading · 52

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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 One day she perceived that it suddenly grew dark, and immediately suspected that her husband had raised a cloud to hide some of his doings that would not bear the light.

accusing

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From this reading Jupiter did not love his wife very much, and Juno distrusted her husband, and was always accusing him of unfaithfulness.

Actaeon

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From this reading Diana and Actaeon.

althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading The Story of Phaeton Jupiter and Juno, although husband and wife, did not live together very happily.

always

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From this reading Jupiter did not love his wife very much, and Juno distrusted her husband, and was always accusing him of unfaithfulness.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Io and Callisto.

bear

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From this reading One day she perceived that it suddenly grew dark, and immediately suspected that her husband had raised a cloud to hide some of his doings that would not bear the light.

Callisto

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From this reading Io and Callisto.

cloud

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From this reading One day she perceived that it suddenly grew dark, and immediately suspected that her husband had raised a cloud to hide some of his doings that would not bear the light.

dark

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From this reading One day she perceived that it suddenly grew dark, and immediately suspected that her husband had raised a cloud to hide some of his doings that would not bear the light.

day

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From this reading One day she perceived that it suddenly grew dark, and immediately suspected that her husband had raised a cloud to hide some of his doings that would not bear the light.

DiananounUS /daɪˈænə/

English aristocrat who was the first wife of Prince Charles; her death in an automobile accident in Paris produced intense national mourning (1961-1997)

From this reading Diana and Actaeon.

didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading The Story of Phaeton Jupiter and Juno, although husband and wife, did not live together very happily.

distrusted

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From this reading Jupiter did not love his wife very much, and Juno distrusted her husband, and was always accusing him of unfaithfulness.

doings

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From this reading One day she perceived that it suddenly grew dark, and immediately suspected that her husband had raised a cloud to hide some of his doings that would not bear the light.

grew

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From this reading One day she perceived that it suddenly grew dark, and immediately suspected that her husband had raised a cloud to hide some of his doings that would not bear the light.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading One day she perceived that it suddenly grew dark, and immediately suspected that her husband had raised a cloud to hide some of his doings that would not bear the light.

happily

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From this reading The Story of Phaeton Jupiter and Juno, although husband and wife, did not live together very happily.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Jupiter did not love his wife very much, and Juno distrusted her husband, and was always accusing him of unfaithfulness.

hide

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From this reading One day she perceived that it suddenly grew dark, and immediately suspected that her husband had raised a cloud to hide some of his doings that would not bear the light.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Jupiter did not love his wife very much, and Juno distrusted her husband, and was always accusing him of unfaithfulness.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading Jupiter did not love his wife very much, and Juno distrusted her husband, and was always accusing him of unfaithfulness.

husband

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From this reading The Story of Phaeton Jupiter and Juno, although husband and wife, did not live together very happily.

immediately

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From this reading One day she perceived that it suddenly grew dark, and immediately suspected that her husband had raised a cloud to hide some of his doings that would not bear the light.

Io

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From this reading Io and Callisto.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading One day she perceived that it suddenly grew dark, and immediately suspected that her husband had raised a cloud to hide some of his doings that would not bear the light.

Juno

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From this reading The Story of Phaeton Jupiter and Juno, although husband and wife, did not live together very happily.

Jupiter

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From this reading The Story of Phaeton Jupiter and Juno, although husband and wife, did not live together very happily.

light

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From this reading One day she perceived that it suddenly grew dark, and immediately suspected that her husband had raised a cloud to hide some of his doings that would not bear the light.

live

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From this reading The Story of Phaeton Jupiter and Juno, although husband and wife, did not live together very happily.

love

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From this reading Jupiter did not love his wife very much, and Juno distrusted her husband, and was always accusing him of unfaithfulness.

much

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From this reading Jupiter did not love his wife very much, and Juno distrusted her husband, and was always accusing him of unfaithfulness.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading The Story of Phaeton Jupiter and Juno, although husband and wife, did not live together very happily.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The Story of Phaeton Jupiter and Juno, although husband and wife, did not live together very happily.

OnepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading One day she perceived that it suddenly grew dark, and immediately suspected that her husband had raised a cloud to hide some of his doings that would not bear the light.

perceived

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From this reading One day she perceived that it suddenly grew dark, and immediately suspected that her husband had raised a cloud to hide some of his doings that would not bear the light.

Phaeton

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From this reading The Story of Phaeton Jupiter and Juno, although husband and wife, did not live together very happily.

raised

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From this reading One day she perceived that it suddenly grew dark, and immediately suspected that her husband had raised a cloud to hide some of his doings that would not bear the light.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading One day she perceived that it suddenly grew dark, and immediately suspected that her husband had raised a cloud to hide some of his doings that would not bear the light.

some

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From this reading One day she perceived that it suddenly grew dark, and immediately suspected that her husband had raised a cloud to hide some of his doings that would not bear the light.

Story

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From this reading The Story of Phaeton Jupiter and Juno, although husband and wife, did not live together very happily.

suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading One day she perceived that it suddenly grew dark, and immediately suspected that her husband had raised a cloud to hide some of his doings that would not bear the light.

suspected

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From this reading One day she perceived that it suddenly grew dark, and immediately suspected that her husband had raised a cloud to hide some of his doings that would not bear the light.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading One day she perceived that it suddenly grew dark, and immediately suspected that her husband had raised a cloud to hide some of his doings that would not bear the light.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading The Story of Phaeton Jupiter and Juno, although husband and wife, did not live together very happily.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading One day she perceived that it suddenly grew dark, and immediately suspected that her husband had raised a cloud to hide some of his doings that would not bear the light.

together

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From this reading The Story of Phaeton Jupiter and Juno, although husband and wife, did not live together very happily.

unfaithfulness

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From this reading Jupiter did not love his wife very much, and Juno distrusted her husband, and was always accusing him of unfaithfulness.

very

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From this reading The Story of Phaeton Jupiter and Juno, although husband and wife, did not live together very happily.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading Jupiter did not love his wife very much, and Juno distrusted her husband, and was always accusing him of unfaithfulness.

wife

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From this reading The Story of Phaeton Jupiter and Juno, although husband and wife, did not live together very happily.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading One day she perceived that it suddenly grew dark, and immediately suspected that her husband had raised a cloud to hide some of his doings that would not bear the light.