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account
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From this reading (On this account the infant Hercules was made the type of infant America, by Dr. Franklin, and the French artists whom he employed in the American Revolution.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading As Juno was always hostile to the offspring of her husband by mortal mothers, she declared war against Hercules from his birth.
Alemena
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From this reading Hebe and Ganymede Hercules (in Greek, Heracles) was the son of Jupiter and Alemena.
always
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From this reading As Juno was always hostile to the offspring of her husband by mortal mothers, she declared war against Hercules from his birth.
America
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From this reading (On this account the infant Hercules was made the type of infant America, by Dr. Franklin, and the French artists whom he employed in the American Revolution.
American
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From this reading (On this account the infant Hercules was made the type of infant America, by Dr. Franklin, and the French artists whom he employed in the American Revolution.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Hebe and Ganymede Hercules (in Greek, Heracles) was the son of Jupiter and Alemena.
artists
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From this reading (On this account the infant Hercules was made the type of infant America, by Dr. Franklin, and the French artists whom he employed in the American Revolution.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As Juno was always hostile to the offspring of her husband by mortal mothers, she declared war against Hercules from his birth.
birth
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From this reading As Juno was always hostile to the offspring of her husband by mortal mothers, she declared war against Hercules from his birth.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She sent two serpents to destroy him as he lay in his cradle, but the precocious infant strangled them with his own hands.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading As Juno was always hostile to the offspring of her husband by mortal mothers, she declared war against Hercules from his birth.
cradle
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From this reading She sent two serpents to destroy him as he lay in his cradle, but the precocious infant strangled them with his own hands.
declared
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From this reading As Juno was always hostile to the offspring of her husband by mortal mothers, she declared war against Hercules from his birth.
destroy
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From this reading She sent two serpents to destroy him as he lay in his cradle, but the precocious infant strangled them with his own hands.
Dr
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From this reading (On this account the infant Hercules was made the type of infant America, by Dr. Franklin, and the French artists whom he employed in the American Revolution.
employed
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From this reading (On this account the infant Hercules was made the type of infant America, by Dr. Franklin, and the French artists whom he employed in the American Revolution.
Franklin
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From this reading (On this account the infant Hercules was made the type of infant America, by Dr. Franklin, and the French artists whom he employed in the American Revolution.
French
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From this reading (On this account the infant Hercules was made the type of infant America, by Dr. Franklin, and the French artists whom he employed in the American Revolution.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading As Juno was always hostile to the offspring of her husband by mortal mothers, she declared war against Hercules from his birth.
Ganymede
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From this reading Hebe and Ganymede Hercules (in Greek, Heracles) was the son of Jupiter and Alemena.
Greek
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From this reading Hebe and Ganymede Hercules (in Greek, Heracles) was the son of Jupiter and Alemena.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading She sent two serpents to destroy him as he lay in his cradle, but the precocious infant strangled them with his own hands.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She sent two serpents to destroy him as he lay in his cradle, but the precocious infant strangled them with his own hands.
Hebe
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From this reading Hebe and Ganymede Hercules (in Greek, Heracles) was the son of Jupiter and Alemena.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading As Juno was always hostile to the offspring of her husband by mortal mothers, she declared war against Hercules from his birth.
Heracles
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From this reading Hebe and Ganymede Hercules (in Greek, Heracles) was the son of Jupiter and Alemena.
HerculesnounUS /ˈhɜːrkjəliːz/
(classical mythology) a hero noted for his strength; performed 12 immense labors to gain immortality
From this reading Hercules.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She sent two serpents to destroy him as he lay in his cradle, but the precocious infant strangled them with his own hands.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As Juno was always hostile to the offspring of her husband by mortal mothers, she declared war against Hercules from his birth.
hostile
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From this reading As Juno was always hostile to the offspring of her husband by mortal mothers, she declared war against Hercules from his birth.
husband
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From this reading As Juno was always hostile to the offspring of her husband by mortal mothers, she declared war against Hercules from his birth.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Hebe and Ganymede Hercules (in Greek, Heracles) was the son of Jupiter and Alemena.
infant
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From this reading She sent two serpents to destroy him as he lay in his cradle, but the precocious infant strangled them with his own hands.
Juno
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From this reading As Juno was always hostile to the offspring of her husband by mortal mothers, she declared war against Hercules from his birth.
Jupiter
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From this reading Hebe and Ganymede Hercules (in Greek, Heracles) was the son of Jupiter and Alemena.
lay
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From this reading She sent two serpents to destroy him as he lay in his cradle, but the precocious infant strangled them with his own hands.
made
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From this reading (On this account the infant Hercules was made the type of infant America, by Dr. Franklin, and the French artists whom he employed in the American Revolution.
mortaladjectiveUS /ˈmɔːrtəl/
causing or relating to death
From this reading As Juno was always hostile to the offspring of her husband by mortal mothers, she declared war against Hercules from his birth.
mothers
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From this reading As Juno was always hostile to the offspring of her husband by mortal mothers, she declared war against Hercules from his birth.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Hebe and Ganymede Hercules (in Greek, Heracles) was the son of Jupiter and Alemena.
offspring
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From this reading As Juno was always hostile to the offspring of her husband by mortal mothers, she declared war against Hercules from his birth.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading (On this account the infant Hercules was made the type of infant America, by Dr. Franklin, and the French artists whom he employed in the American Revolution.
own
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From this reading She sent two serpents to destroy him as he lay in his cradle, but the precocious infant strangled them with his own hands.
precocious
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From this reading She sent two serpents to destroy him as he lay in his cradle, but the precocious infant strangled them with his own hands.
Revolution
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From this reading (On this account the infant Hercules was made the type of infant America, by Dr. Franklin, and the French artists whom he employed in the American Revolution.
sent
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From this reading She sent two serpents to destroy him as he lay in his cradle, but the precocious infant strangled them with his own hands.
serpents
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From this reading She sent two serpents to destroy him as he lay in his cradle, but the precocious infant strangled them with his own hands.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As Juno was always hostile to the offspring of her husband by mortal mothers, she declared war against Hercules from his birth.
son
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From this reading Hebe and Ganymede Hercules (in Greek, Heracles) was the son of Jupiter and Alemena.
strangled
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From this reading She sent two serpents to destroy him as he lay in his cradle, but the precocious infant strangled them with his own hands.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Hebe and Ganymede Hercules (in Greek, Heracles) was the son of Jupiter and Alemena.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She sent two serpents to destroy him as he lay in his cradle, but the precocious infant strangled them with his own hands.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading (On this account the infant Hercules was made the type of infant America, by Dr. Franklin, and the French artists whom he employed in the American Revolution.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As Juno was always hostile to the offspring of her husband by mortal mothers, she declared war against Hercules from his birth.
two
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From this reading She sent two serpents to destroy him as he lay in his cradle, but the precocious infant strangled them with his own hands.
type
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From this reading (On this account the infant Hercules was made the type of infant America, by Dr. Franklin, and the French artists whom he employed in the American Revolution.
war
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From this reading As Juno was always hostile to the offspring of her husband by mortal mothers, she declared war against Hercules from his birth.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Hebe and Ganymede Hercules (in Greek, Heracles) was the son of Jupiter and Alemena.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading (On this account the infant Hercules was made the type of infant America, by Dr. Franklin, and the French artists whom he employed in the American Revolution.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She sent two serpents to destroy him as he lay in his cradle, but the precocious infant strangled them with his own hands.
