Chapter XX
Endymion. Orion. Aurora and Tithonus. Acis and Galatea Endymion was a beautiful youth who fed his flock on Mount Latmos. One calm, clear night, Diana, the Moon, looked down and saw him sleeping.
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Endymion.
Orion.
Aurora
and
Tithonus.
Acis
and
Galatea
Endymion
was
a
beautiful
youth
who
fed
his
flock
on
Mount
Latmos.
One
calm,
clear
night,
Diana,
the
Moon,
looked
down
and
saw
him
sleeping.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Endymion.
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Orion.
/oʊˈraɪən/
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Aurora
and
Tithonus.
Line 4
Acis
and
Galatea
Endymion
was
a
beautiful
youth
who
fed
his
flock
on
Mount
Latmos.
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One
calm,
clear
night,
Diana,
the
Moon,
looked
down
and
saw
him
sleeping.
Learner Dictionary
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orion
noun
US /oʊˈraɪən/
(Greek mythology) a giant Boeotian hunter who pursued the Pleiades and was eventually slain by Artemis; was then placed in the sky as a constellation
From this reading “Orion.”
Collocations
Endymion OrionA source-grounded phrase from this reading.
Orion AuroraA source-grounded phrase from this reading.
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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 Acis and Galatea Endymion was a beautiful youth who fed his flock on Mount Latmos.
Acis
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Aurora and Tithonus.
Aurora
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From this reading Aurora and Tithonus.
beautiful
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calm
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clear
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Diana
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down
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Endymion
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From this reading Endymion.
fed
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flock
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Galatea
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himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading One calm, clear night, Diana, the Moon, looked down and saw him sleeping.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Acis and Galatea Endymion was a beautiful youth who fed his flock on Mount Latmos.
Latmos
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lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One calm, clear night, Diana, the Moon, looked down and saw him sleeping.
Moon
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Mount
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From this reading Acis and Galatea Endymion was a beautiful youth who fed his flock on Mount Latmos.
night
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onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Acis and Galatea Endymion was a beautiful youth who fed his flock on Mount Latmos.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One calm, clear night, Diana, the Moon, looked down and saw him sleeping.
OrionnounUS /oʊˈraɪən/
(Greek mythology) a giant Boeotian hunter who pursued the Pleiades and was eventually slain by Artemis; was then placed in the sky as a constellation
From this reading Orion.
saw
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From this reading One calm, clear night, Diana, the Moon, looked down and saw him sleeping.
sleeping
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From this reading One calm, clear night, Diana, the Moon, looked down and saw him sleeping.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One calm, clear night, Diana, the Moon, looked down and saw him sleeping.
Tithonus
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From this reading Aurora and Tithonus.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Acis and Galatea Endymion was a beautiful youth who fed his flock on Mount Latmos.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Acis and Galatea Endymion was a beautiful youth who fed his flock on Mount Latmos.
youth
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From this reading Acis and Galatea Endymion was a beautiful youth who fed his flock on Mount Latmos.