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Chapter XI
The Golden Fleece. Medea. The Calydonian Hunt In very ancient times there lived in Thessaly a king and queen named Athamas and Nephele. They had two children, a boy and a girl. After a time Athamas grew indifferent to his wife, put her away, and took another.
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having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading “The Golden Fleece.”
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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 The Calydonian Hunt In very ancient times there lived in Thessaly a king and queen named Athamas and Nephele.
later than; following
From this reading After a time Athamas grew indifferent to his wife, put her away, and took another.
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading The Calydonian Hunt In very ancient times there lived in Thessaly a king and queen named Athamas and Nephele.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Calydonian Hunt In very ancient times there lived in Thessaly a king and queen named Athamas and Nephele.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading After a time Athamas grew indifferent to his wife, put her away, and took another.
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From this reading The Calydonian Hunt In very ancient times there lived in Thessaly a king and queen named Athamas and Nephele.
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From this reading After a time Athamas grew indifferent to his wife, put her away, and took another.
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From this reading They had two children, a boy and a girl.
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From this reading The Calydonian Hunt In very ancient times there lived in Thessaly a king and queen named Athamas and Nephele.
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From this reading They had two children, a boy and a girl.
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From this reading The Golden Fleece.
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From this reading They had two children, a boy and a girl.
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading The Golden Fleece.
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From this reading After a time Athamas grew indifferent to his wife, put her away, and took another.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had two children, a boy and a girl.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading After a time Athamas grew indifferent to his wife, put her away, and took another.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading After a time Athamas grew indifferent to his wife, put her away, and took another.
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From this reading The Calydonian Hunt In very ancient times there lived in Thessaly a king and queen named Athamas and Nephele.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Calydonian Hunt In very ancient times there lived in Thessaly a king and queen named Athamas and Nephele.
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From this reading After a time Athamas grew indifferent to his wife, put her away, and took another.
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From this reading The Calydonian Hunt In very ancient times there lived in Thessaly a king and queen named Athamas and Nephele.
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From this reading The Calydonian Hunt In very ancient times there lived in Thessaly a king and queen named Athamas and Nephele.
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From this reading Medea.
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From this reading The Calydonian Hunt In very ancient times there lived in Thessaly a king and queen named Athamas and Nephele.
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From this reading The Calydonian Hunt In very ancient times there lived in Thessaly a king and queen named Athamas and Nephele.
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From this reading After a time Athamas grew indifferent to his wife, put her away, and took another.
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From this reading The Calydonian Hunt In very ancient times there lived in Thessaly a king and queen named Athamas and Nephele.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Golden Fleece.
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From this reading The Calydonian Hunt In very ancient times there lived in Thessaly a king and queen named Athamas and Nephele.
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From this reading The Calydonian Hunt In very ancient times there lived in Thessaly a king and queen named Athamas and Nephele.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had two children, a boy and a girl.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After a time Athamas grew indifferent to his wife, put her away, and took another.
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From this reading The Calydonian Hunt In very ancient times there lived in Thessaly a king and queen named Athamas and Nephele.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After a time Athamas grew indifferent to his wife, put her away, and took another.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After a time Athamas grew indifferent to his wife, put her away, and took another.
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From this reading They had two children, a boy and a girl.
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From this reading The Calydonian Hunt In very ancient times there lived in Thessaly a king and queen named Athamas and Nephele.
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From this reading After a time Athamas grew indifferent to his wife, put her away, and took another.
