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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 Whose charmed cup Whoever tasted lost his upright shape, And downward fell into a grovelling swine.)"
abandoned
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From this reading Ariadne, on waking and finding herself deserted, abandoned herself to grief.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "Bacchus that first from out the purple grape Crushed the sweet poison of misused wine, After the Tuscan mariners transformed, Coasting the Tyrrhene shore as the winds listed On Circe's island fell; (who knows not Circe, The daughter of the Sun?
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading But Venus took pity on her, and consoled her with the promise that she should have an immortal lover, instead of the mortal one she had lost.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Whose charmed cup Whoever tasted lost his upright shape, And downward fell into a grovelling swine.)"
ARIADNE
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From this reading ARIADNE We have seen in the story of Theseus how Ariadne, the daughter of King Minos, after helping Theseus to escape from the labyrinth, was carried by him to the island of Naxos and was left there asleep, while Theseus pursued his way home without her.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Bacchus that first from out the purple grape Crushed the sweet poison of misused wine, After the Tuscan mariners transformed, Coasting the Tyrrhene shore as the winds listed On Circe's island fell; (who knows not Circe, The daughter of the Sun?
asleep
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From this reading ARIADNE We have seen in the story of Theseus how Ariadne, the daughter of King Minos, after helping Theseus to escape from the labyrinth, was carried by him to the island of Naxos and was left there asleep, while Theseus pursued his way home without her.
BacchusnounUS /ˈbækɪs/
(classical mythology) god of wine; equivalent of Dionysus
From this reading "Bacchus that first from out the purple grape Crushed the sweet poison of misused wine, After the Tuscan mariners transformed, Coasting the Tyrrhene shore as the winds listed On Circe's island fell; (who knows not Circe, The daughter of the Sun?
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Venus took pity on her, and consoled her with the promise that she should have an immortal lover, instead of the mortal one she had lost.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading ARIADNE We have seen in the story of Theseus how Ariadne, the daughter of King Minos, after helping Theseus to escape from the labyrinth, was carried by him to the island of Naxos and was left there asleep, while Theseus pursued his way home without her.
carried
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From this reading ARIADNE We have seen in the story of Theseus how Ariadne, the daughter of King Minos, after helping Theseus to escape from the labyrinth, was carried by him to the island of Naxos and was left there asleep, while Theseus pursued his way home without her.
charmed
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From this reading Whose charmed cup Whoever tasted lost his upright shape, And downward fell into a grovelling swine.)"
Circe
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From this reading "Bacchus that first from out the purple grape Crushed the sweet poison of misused wine, After the Tuscan mariners transformed, Coasting the Tyrrhene shore as the winds listed On Circe's island fell; (who knows not Circe, The daughter of the Sun?
Circe's
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From this reading "Bacchus that first from out the purple grape Crushed the sweet poison of misused wine, After the Tuscan mariners transformed, Coasting the Tyrrhene shore as the winds listed On Circe's island fell; (who knows not Circe, The daughter of the Sun?
Coasting
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From this reading "Bacchus that first from out the purple grape Crushed the sweet poison of misused wine, After the Tuscan mariners transformed, Coasting the Tyrrhene shore as the winds listed On Circe's island fell; (who knows not Circe, The daughter of the Sun?
consoled
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From this reading But Venus took pity on her, and consoled her with the promise that she should have an immortal lover, instead of the mortal one she had lost.
Crushed
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From this reading "Bacchus that first from out the purple grape Crushed the sweet poison of misused wine, After the Tuscan mariners transformed, Coasting the Tyrrhene shore as the winds listed On Circe's island fell; (who knows not Circe, The daughter of the Sun?
cup
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From this reading Whose charmed cup Whoever tasted lost his upright shape, And downward fell into a grovelling swine.)"
daughter
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From this reading "Bacchus that first from out the purple grape Crushed the sweet poison of misused wine, After the Tuscan mariners transformed, Coasting the Tyrrhene shore as the winds listed On Circe's island fell; (who knows not Circe, The daughter of the Sun?
desertedverbUS /dɪˈzɜːrtɪd/
left a place or vessel without intending to return
From this reading Ariadne, on waking and finding herself deserted, abandoned herself to grief.
downward
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From this reading Whose charmed cup Whoever tasted lost his upright shape, And downward fell into a grovelling swine.)"
escape
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From this reading ARIADNE We have seen in the story of Theseus how Ariadne, the daughter of King Minos, after helping Theseus to escape from the labyrinth, was carried by him to the island of Naxos and was left there asleep, while Theseus pursued his way home without her.
fell
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From this reading "Bacchus that first from out the purple grape Crushed the sweet poison of misused wine, After the Tuscan mariners transformed, Coasting the Tyrrhene shore as the winds listed On Circe's island fell; (who knows not Circe, The daughter of the Sun?
finding
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From this reading Ariadne, on waking and finding herself deserted, abandoned herself to grief.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Bacchus that first from out the purple grape Crushed the sweet poison of misused wine, After the Tuscan mariners transformed, Coasting the Tyrrhene shore as the winds listed On Circe's island fell; (who knows not Circe, The daughter of the Sun?
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Bacchus that first from out the purple grape Crushed the sweet poison of misused wine, After the Tuscan mariners transformed, Coasting the Tyrrhene shore as the winds listed On Circe's island fell; (who knows not Circe, The daughter of the Sun?
grape
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From this reading "Bacchus that first from out the purple grape Crushed the sweet poison of misused wine, After the Tuscan mariners transformed, Coasting the Tyrrhene shore as the winds listed On Circe's island fell; (who knows not Circe, The daughter of the Sun?
grief
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From this reading Ariadne, on waking and finding herself deserted, abandoned herself to grief.
grovelling
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From this reading Whose charmed cup Whoever tasted lost his upright shape, And downward fell into a grovelling swine.)"
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But Venus took pity on her, and consoled her with the promise that she should have an immortal lover, instead of the mortal one she had lost.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ARIADNE We have seen in the story of Theseus how Ariadne, the daughter of King Minos, after helping Theseus to escape from the labyrinth, was carried by him to the island of Naxos and was left there asleep, while Theseus pursued his way home without her.
helping
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From this reading ARIADNE We have seen in the story of Theseus how Ariadne, the daughter of King Minos, after helping Theseus to escape from the labyrinth, was carried by him to the island of Naxos and was left there asleep, while Theseus pursued his way home without her.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading ARIADNE We have seen in the story of Theseus how Ariadne, the daughter of King Minos, after helping Theseus to escape from the labyrinth, was carried by him to the island of Naxos and was left there asleep, while Theseus pursued his way home without her.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Ariadne, on waking and finding herself deserted, abandoned herself to grief.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ARIADNE We have seen in the story of Theseus how Ariadne, the daughter of King Minos, after helping Theseus to escape from the labyrinth, was carried by him to the island of Naxos and was left there asleep, while Theseus pursued his way home without her.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Whose charmed cup Whoever tasted lost his upright shape, And downward fell into a grovelling swine.)"
home
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From this reading ARIADNE We have seen in the story of Theseus how Ariadne, the daughter of King Minos, after helping Theseus to escape from the labyrinth, was carried by him to the island of Naxos and was left there asleep, while Theseus pursued his way home without her.
how
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From this reading ARIADNE We have seen in the story of Theseus how Ariadne, the daughter of King Minos, after helping Theseus to escape from the labyrinth, was carried by him to the island of Naxos and was left there asleep, while Theseus pursued his way home without her.
immortaladjUS /ɪˈmɔːr.t̬əl/
Living forever; never dying or decaying. (Bất tử, trường tồn vĩnh cửu.)
From this reading But Venus took pity on her, and consoled her with the promise that she should have an immortal lover, instead of the mortal one she had lost.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ARIADNE We have seen in the story of Theseus how Ariadne, the daughter of King Minos, after helping Theseus to escape from the labyrinth, was carried by him to the island of Naxos and was left there asleep, while Theseus pursued his way home without her.
instead
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From this reading But Venus took pity on her, and consoled her with the promise that she should have an immortal lover, instead of the mortal one she had lost.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Whose charmed cup Whoever tasted lost his upright shape, And downward fell into a grovelling swine.)"
island
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From this reading "Bacchus that first from out the purple grape Crushed the sweet poison of misused wine, After the Tuscan mariners transformed, Coasting the Tyrrhene shore as the winds listed On Circe's island fell; (who knows not Circe, The daughter of the Sun?
King
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From this reading ARIADNE We have seen in the story of Theseus how Ariadne, the daughter of King Minos, after helping Theseus to escape from the labyrinth, was carried by him to the island of Naxos and was left there asleep, while Theseus pursued his way home without her.
knows
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From this reading "Bacchus that first from out the purple grape Crushed the sweet poison of misused wine, After the Tuscan mariners transformed, Coasting the Tyrrhene shore as the winds listed On Circe's island fell; (who knows not Circe, The daughter of the Sun?
labyrinth
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From this reading ARIADNE We have seen in the story of Theseus how Ariadne, the daughter of King Minos, after helping Theseus to escape from the labyrinth, was carried by him to the island of Naxos and was left there asleep, while Theseus pursued his way home without her.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ARIADNE We have seen in the story of Theseus how Ariadne, the daughter of King Minos, after helping Theseus to escape from the labyrinth, was carried by him to the island of Naxos and was left there asleep, while Theseus pursued his way home without her.
listed
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From this reading "Bacchus that first from out the purple grape Crushed the sweet poison of misused wine, After the Tuscan mariners transformed, Coasting the Tyrrhene shore as the winds listed On Circe's island fell; (who knows not Circe, The daughter of the Sun?
lost
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From this reading Whose charmed cup Whoever tasted lost his upright shape, And downward fell into a grovelling swine.)"
lover
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From this reading But Venus took pity on her, and consoled her with the promise that she should have an immortal lover, instead of the mortal one she had lost.
mariners
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From this reading "Bacchus that first from out the purple grape Crushed the sweet poison of misused wine, After the Tuscan mariners transformed, Coasting the Tyrrhene shore as the winds listed On Circe's island fell; (who knows not Circe, The daughter of the Sun?
Minos
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From this reading ARIADNE We have seen in the story of Theseus how Ariadne, the daughter of King Minos, after helping Theseus to escape from the labyrinth, was carried by him to the island of Naxos and was left there asleep, while Theseus pursued his way home without her.
misused
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From this reading "Bacchus that first from out the purple grape Crushed the sweet poison of misused wine, After the Tuscan mariners transformed, Coasting the Tyrrhene shore as the winds listed On Circe's island fell; (who knows not Circe, The daughter of the Sun?
mortaladjectiveUS /ˈmɔːrtəl/
causing or relating to death
From this reading But Venus took pity on her, and consoled her with the promise that she should have an immortal lover, instead of the mortal one she had lost.
Naxos
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From this reading ARIADNE We have seen in the story of Theseus how Ariadne, the daughter of King Minos, after helping Theseus to escape from the labyrinth, was carried by him to the island of Naxos and was left there asleep, while Theseus pursued his way home without her.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Bacchus that first from out the purple grape Crushed the sweet poison of misused wine, After the Tuscan mariners transformed, Coasting the Tyrrhene shore as the winds listed On Circe's island fell; (who knows not Circe, The daughter of the Sun?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Bacchus that first from out the purple grape Crushed the sweet poison of misused wine, After the Tuscan mariners transformed, Coasting the Tyrrhene shore as the winds listed On Circe's island fell; (who knows not Circe, The daughter of the Sun?
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Bacchus that first from out the purple grape Crushed the sweet poison of misused wine, After the Tuscan mariners transformed, Coasting the Tyrrhene shore as the winds listed On Circe's island fell; (who knows not Circe, The daughter of the Sun?
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But Venus took pity on her, and consoled her with the promise that she should have an immortal lover, instead of the mortal one she had lost.
out
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From this reading "Bacchus that first from out the purple grape Crushed the sweet poison of misused wine, After the Tuscan mariners transformed, Coasting the Tyrrhene shore as the winds listed On Circe's island fell; (who knows not Circe, The daughter of the Sun?
pity
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From this reading But Venus took pity on her, and consoled her with the promise that she should have an immortal lover, instead of the mortal one she had lost.
poison
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From this reading "Bacchus that first from out the purple grape Crushed the sweet poison of misused wine, After the Tuscan mariners transformed, Coasting the Tyrrhene shore as the winds listed On Circe's island fell; (who knows not Circe, The daughter of the Sun?
promise
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From this reading But Venus took pity on her, and consoled her with the promise that she should have an immortal lover, instead of the mortal one she had lost.
purple
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From this reading "Bacchus that first from out the purple grape Crushed the sweet poison of misused wine, After the Tuscan mariners transformed, Coasting the Tyrrhene shore as the winds listed On Circe's island fell; (who knows not Circe, The daughter of the Sun?
pursued
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From this reading ARIADNE We have seen in the story of Theseus how Ariadne, the daughter of King Minos, after helping Theseus to escape from the labyrinth, was carried by him to the island of Naxos and was left there asleep, while Theseus pursued his way home without her.
seen
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From this reading ARIADNE We have seen in the story of Theseus how Ariadne, the daughter of King Minos, after helping Theseus to escape from the labyrinth, was carried by him to the island of Naxos and was left there asleep, while Theseus pursued his way home without her.
shape
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From this reading Whose charmed cup Whoever tasted lost his upright shape, And downward fell into a grovelling swine.)"
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But Venus took pity on her, and consoled her with the promise that she should have an immortal lover, instead of the mortal one she had lost.
shore
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From this reading "Bacchus that first from out the purple grape Crushed the sweet poison of misused wine, After the Tuscan mariners transformed, Coasting the Tyrrhene shore as the winds listed On Circe's island fell; (who knows not Circe, The daughter of the Sun?
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading But Venus took pity on her, and consoled her with the promise that she should have an immortal lover, instead of the mortal one she had lost.
story
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From this reading ARIADNE We have seen in the story of Theseus how Ariadne, the daughter of King Minos, after helping Theseus to escape from the labyrinth, was carried by him to the island of Naxos and was left there asleep, while Theseus pursued his way home without her.
Sun
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From this reading "Bacchus that first from out the purple grape Crushed the sweet poison of misused wine, After the Tuscan mariners transformed, Coasting the Tyrrhene shore as the winds listed On Circe's island fell; (who knows not Circe, The daughter of the Sun?
sweet
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From this reading "Bacchus that first from out the purple grape Crushed the sweet poison of misused wine, After the Tuscan mariners transformed, Coasting the Tyrrhene shore as the winds listed On Circe's island fell; (who knows not Circe, The daughter of the Sun?
swine
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From this reading Whose charmed cup Whoever tasted lost his upright shape, And downward fell into a grovelling swine.)"
tasted
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From this reading Whose charmed cup Whoever tasted lost his upright shape, And downward fell into a grovelling swine.)"
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Bacchus that first from out the purple grape Crushed the sweet poison of misused wine, After the Tuscan mariners transformed, Coasting the Tyrrhene shore as the winds listed On Circe's island fell; (who knows not Circe, The daughter of the Sun?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Bacchus that first from out the purple grape Crushed the sweet poison of misused wine, After the Tuscan mariners transformed, Coasting the Tyrrhene shore as the winds listed On Circe's island fell; (who knows not Circe, The daughter of the Sun?
there
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From this reading ARIADNE We have seen in the story of Theseus how Ariadne, the daughter of King Minos, after helping Theseus to escape from the labyrinth, was carried by him to the island of Naxos and was left there asleep, while Theseus pursued his way home without her.
Theseus
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From this reading ARIADNE We have seen in the story of Theseus how Ariadne, the daughter of King Minos, after helping Theseus to escape from the labyrinth, was carried by him to the island of Naxos and was left there asleep, while Theseus pursued his way home without her.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ARIADNE We have seen in the story of Theseus how Ariadne, the daughter of King Minos, after helping Theseus to escape from the labyrinth, was carried by him to the island of Naxos and was left there asleep, while Theseus pursued his way home without her.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But Venus took pity on her, and consoled her with the promise that she should have an immortal lover, instead of the mortal one she had lost.
transformed
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From this reading "Bacchus that first from out the purple grape Crushed the sweet poison of misused wine, After the Tuscan mariners transformed, Coasting the Tyrrhene shore as the winds listed On Circe's island fell; (who knows not Circe, The daughter of the Sun?
Tuscan
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From this reading "Bacchus that first from out the purple grape Crushed the sweet poison of misused wine, After the Tuscan mariners transformed, Coasting the Tyrrhene shore as the winds listed On Circe's island fell; (who knows not Circe, The daughter of the Sun?
Tyrrhene
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From this reading "Bacchus that first from out the purple grape Crushed the sweet poison of misused wine, After the Tuscan mariners transformed, Coasting the Tyrrhene shore as the winds listed On Circe's island fell; (who knows not Circe, The daughter of the Sun?
upright
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From this reading Whose charmed cup Whoever tasted lost his upright shape, And downward fell into a grovelling swine.)"
Venus
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From this reading But Venus took pity on her, and consoled her with the promise that she should have an immortal lover, instead of the mortal one she had lost.
wakingadjectiveUS /ˈweɪ.kɪŋ/
Risen from sleep; conscious.
From this reading Ariadne, on waking and finding herself deserted, abandoned herself to grief.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ARIADNE We have seen in the story of Theseus how Ariadne, the daughter of King Minos, after helping Theseus to escape from the labyrinth, was carried by him to the island of Naxos and was left there asleep, while Theseus pursued his way home without her.
way
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From this reading ARIADNE We have seen in the story of Theseus how Ariadne, the daughter of King Minos, after helping Theseus to escape from the labyrinth, was carried by him to the island of Naxos and was left there asleep, while Theseus pursued his way home without her.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading ARIADNE We have seen in the story of Theseus how Ariadne, the daughter of King Minos, after helping Theseus to escape from the labyrinth, was carried by him to the island of Naxos and was left there asleep, while Theseus pursued his way home without her.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading ARIADNE We have seen in the story of Theseus how Ariadne, the daughter of King Minos, after helping Theseus to escape from the labyrinth, was carried by him to the island of Naxos and was left there asleep, while Theseus pursued his way home without her.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "Bacchus that first from out the purple grape Crushed the sweet poison of misused wine, After the Tuscan mariners transformed, Coasting the Tyrrhene shore as the winds listed On Circe's island fell; (who knows not Circe, The daughter of the Sun?
Whoever
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From this reading Whose charmed cup Whoever tasted lost his upright shape, And downward fell into a grovelling swine.)"
WhosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Whose charmed cup Whoever tasted lost his upright shape, And downward fell into a grovelling swine.)"
winds
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From this reading "Bacchus that first from out the purple grape Crushed the sweet poison of misused wine, After the Tuscan mariners transformed, Coasting the Tyrrhene shore as the winds listed On Circe's island fell; (who knows not Circe, The daughter of the Sun?
wine
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From this reading "Bacchus that first from out the purple grape Crushed the sweet poison of misused wine, After the Tuscan mariners transformed, Coasting the Tyrrhene shore as the winds listed On Circe's island fell; (who knows not Circe, The daughter of the Sun?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But Venus took pity on her, and consoled her with the promise that she should have an immortal lover, instead of the mortal one she had lost.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading ARIADNE We have seen in the story of Theseus how Ariadne, the daughter of King Minos, after helping Theseus to escape from the labyrinth, was carried by him to the island of Naxos and was left there asleep, while Theseus pursued his way home without her.
