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Chapter VI
Vertumnus and Pomona. Cupid and Psyche The Hamadryads were Wood-nymphs. Among them was Pomona, and no one excelled her in love of the garden and the culture of fruit. She cared not for forests and rivers, but loved the cultivated country and trees that bear delicious apples. Her right hand bore for its weapon not a javelin, but a pruning knife.
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(Roman mythology) god of love; counterpart of Greek Eros
From this reading “Cupid and Psyche The Hamadryads were Wood-nymphs.”
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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 Her right hand bore for its weapon not a javelin, but a pruning knife.
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Among them was Pomona, and no one excelled her in love of the garden and the culture of fruit.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Vertumnus and Pomona.
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From this reading She cared not for forests and rivers, but loved the cultivated country and trees that bear delicious apples.
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From this reading She cared not for forests and rivers, but loved the cultivated country and trees that bear delicious apples.
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From this reading Her right hand bore for its weapon not a javelin, but a pruning knife.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She cared not for forests and rivers, but loved the cultivated country and trees that bear delicious apples.
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From this reading She cared not for forests and rivers, but loved the cultivated country and trees that bear delicious apples.
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From this reading She cared not for forests and rivers, but loved the cultivated country and trees that bear delicious apples.
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From this reading She cared not for forests and rivers, but loved the cultivated country and trees that bear delicious apples.
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From this reading Among them was Pomona, and no one excelled her in love of the garden and the culture of fruit.
(Roman mythology) god of love; counterpart of Greek Eros
From this reading Cupid and Psyche The Hamadryads were Wood-nymphs.
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From this reading She cared not for forests and rivers, but loved the cultivated country and trees that bear delicious apples.
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From this reading Among them was Pomona, and no one excelled her in love of the garden and the culture of fruit.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She cared not for forests and rivers, but loved the cultivated country and trees that bear delicious apples.
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From this reading She cared not for forests and rivers, but loved the cultivated country and trees that bear delicious apples.
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From this reading Among them was Pomona, and no one excelled her in love of the garden and the culture of fruit.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Among them was Pomona, and no one excelled her in love of the garden and the culture of fruit.
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From this reading Cupid and Psyche The Hamadryads were Wood-nymphs.
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From this reading Her right hand bore for its weapon not a javelin, but a pruning knife.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Among them was Pomona, and no one excelled her in love of the garden and the culture of fruit.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Among them was Pomona, and no one excelled her in love of the garden and the culture of fruit.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Her right hand bore for its weapon not a javelin, but a pruning knife.
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From this reading Her right hand bore for its weapon not a javelin, but a pruning knife.
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From this reading Her right hand bore for its weapon not a javelin, but a pruning knife.
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From this reading Among them was Pomona, and no one excelled her in love of the garden and the culture of fruit.
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From this reading She cared not for forests and rivers, but loved the cultivated country and trees that bear delicious apples.
not any; not one
From this reading Among them was Pomona, and no one excelled her in love of the garden and the culture of fruit.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She cared not for forests and rivers, but loved the cultivated country and trees that bear delicious apples.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Among them was Pomona, and no one excelled her in love of the garden and the culture of fruit.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Among them was Pomona, and no one excelled her in love of the garden and the culture of fruit.
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From this reading Vertumnus and Pomona.
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From this reading Her right hand bore for its weapon not a javelin, but a pruning knife.
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From this reading Cupid and Psyche The Hamadryads were Wood-nymphs.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her right hand bore for its weapon not a javelin, but a pruning knife.
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From this reading She cared not for forests and rivers, but loved the cultivated country and trees that bear delicious apples.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She cared not for forests and rivers, but loved the cultivated country and trees that bear delicious apples.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She cared not for forests and rivers, but loved the cultivated country and trees that bear delicious apples.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Cupid and Psyche The Hamadryads were Wood-nymphs.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Among them was Pomona, and no one excelled her in love of the garden and the culture of fruit.
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From this reading She cared not for forests and rivers, but loved the cultivated country and trees that bear delicious apples.
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From this reading Vertumnus and Pomona.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Among them was Pomona, and no one excelled her in love of the garden and the culture of fruit.
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From this reading Her right hand bore for its weapon not a javelin, but a pruning knife.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Cupid and Psyche The Hamadryads were Wood-nymphs.
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From this reading Cupid and Psyche The Hamadryads were Wood-nymphs.
