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Chapter IV
Midas. Baucis and Philemon. Pluto and Proserpine. Bacchus, on a certain occasion, found his old school master and foster father, Silenus, missing. The old man had been drinking, and in that state had wandered away, and was found by some peasants, who carried him to their king, Midas.
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(Greek legend) the greedy king of Phrygia who Dionysus gave the power to turn everything he touched into gold
From this reading “Midas.”
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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 Bacchus, on a certain occasion, found his old school master and foster father, Silenus, missing.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Baucis and Philemon.
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From this reading The old man had been drinking, and in that state had wandered away, and was found by some peasants, who carried him to their king, Midas.
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From this reading Bacchus, on a certain occasion, found his old school master and foster father, Silenus, missing.
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From this reading Baucis and Philemon.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The old man had been drinking, and in that state had wandered away, and was found by some peasants, who carried him to their king, Midas.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The old man had been drinking, and in that state had wandered away, and was found by some peasants, who carried him to their king, Midas.
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From this reading The old man had been drinking, and in that state had wandered away, and was found by some peasants, who carried him to their king, Midas.
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From this reading Bacchus, on a certain occasion, found his old school master and foster father, Silenus, missing.
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From this reading The old man had been drinking, and in that state had wandered away, and was found by some peasants, who carried him to their king, Midas.
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From this reading Bacchus, on a certain occasion, found his old school master and foster father, Silenus, missing.
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From this reading Bacchus, on a certain occasion, found his old school master and foster father, Silenus, missing.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bacchus, on a certain occasion, found his old school master and foster father, Silenus, missing.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The old man had been drinking, and in that state had wandered away, and was found by some peasants, who carried him to their king, Midas.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The old man had been drinking, and in that state had wandered away, and was found by some peasants, who carried him to their king, Midas.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Bacchus, on a certain occasion, found his old school master and foster father, Silenus, missing.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The old man had been drinking, and in that state had wandered away, and was found by some peasants, who carried him to their king, Midas.
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From this reading The old man had been drinking, and in that state had wandered away, and was found by some peasants, who carried him to their king, Midas.
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From this reading The old man had been drinking, and in that state had wandered away, and was found by some peasants, who carried him to their king, Midas.
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From this reading Bacchus, on a certain occasion, found his old school master and foster father, Silenus, missing.
(Greek legend) the greedy king of Phrygia who Dionysus gave the power to turn everything he touched into gold
From this reading Midas.
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From this reading Bacchus, on a certain occasion, found his old school master and foster father, Silenus, missing.
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From this reading Bacchus, on a certain occasion, found his old school master and foster father, Silenus, missing.
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From this reading Bacchus, on a certain occasion, found his old school master and foster father, Silenus, missing.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Bacchus, on a certain occasion, found his old school master and foster father, Silenus, missing.
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From this reading The old man had been drinking, and in that state had wandered away, and was found by some peasants, who carried him to their king, Midas.
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From this reading Baucis and Philemon.
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From this reading Pluto and Proserpine.
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From this reading Pluto and Proserpine.
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From this reading Bacchus, on a certain occasion, found his old school master and foster father, Silenus, missing.
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From this reading Bacchus, on a certain occasion, found his old school master and foster father, Silenus, missing.
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From this reading The old man had been drinking, and in that state had wandered away, and was found by some peasants, who carried him to their king, Midas.
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From this reading The old man had been drinking, and in that state had wandered away, and was found by some peasants, who carried him to their king, Midas.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The old man had been drinking, and in that state had wandered away, and was found by some peasants, who carried him to their king, Midas.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The old man had been drinking, and in that state had wandered away, and was found by some peasants, who carried him to their king, Midas.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The old man had been drinking, and in that state had wandered away, and was found by some peasants, who carried him to their king, Midas.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The old man had been drinking, and in that state had wandered away, and was found by some peasants, who carried him to their king, Midas.
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From this reading The old man had been drinking, and in that state had wandered away, and was found by some peasants, who carried him to their king, Midas.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The old man had been drinking, and in that state had wandered away, and was found by some peasants, who carried him to their king, Midas.
which person or people
From this reading The old man had been drinking, and in that state had wandered away, and was found by some peasants, who carried him to their king, Midas.
