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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 Minerva smoothed the billows before him and sent him a wind that rolled the waves towards the shore.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After some time reviving, he kissed the soil, rejoicing, yet at a loss what course to take.
almost
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From this reading The surf beat high on the rocks and seemed to forbid approach; but at length finding calm water at the mouth of a gentle stream, he landed, spent with toil, breathless and speechless and almost dead.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading FATE OF THE SUITORS Ulysses clung to the raft while any of its timbers kept together, and when it no longer yielded him support, binding the girdle around him, he swam.
any
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From this reading FATE OF THE SUITORS Ulysses clung to the raft while any of its timbers kept together, and when it no longer yielded him support, binding the girdle around him, he swam.
approach
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From this reading The surf beat high on the rocks and seemed to forbid approach; but at length finding calm water at the mouth of a gentle stream, he landed, spent with toil, breathless and speechless and almost dead.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading FATE OF THE SUITORS Ulysses clung to the raft while any of its timbers kept together, and when it no longer yielded him support, binding the girdle around him, he swam.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The surf beat high on the rocks and seemed to forbid approach; but at length finding calm water at the mouth of a gentle stream, he landed, spent with toil, breathless and speechless and almost dead.
beat
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From this reading The surf beat high on the rocks and seemed to forbid approach; but at length finding calm water at the mouth of a gentle stream, he landed, spent with toil, breathless and speechless and almost dead.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Minerva smoothed the billows before him and sent him a wind that rolled the waves towards the shore.
billows
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From this reading Minerva smoothed the billows before him and sent him a wind that rolled the waves towards the shore.
binding
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From this reading FATE OF THE SUITORS Ulysses clung to the raft while any of its timbers kept together, and when it no longer yielded him support, binding the girdle around him, he swam.
breathless
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From this reading The surf beat high on the rocks and seemed to forbid approach; but at length finding calm water at the mouth of a gentle stream, he landed, spent with toil, breathless and speechless and almost dead.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The surf beat high on the rocks and seemed to forbid approach; but at length finding calm water at the mouth of a gentle stream, he landed, spent with toil, breathless and speechless and almost dead.
calm
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From this reading The surf beat high on the rocks and seemed to forbid approach; but at length finding calm water at the mouth of a gentle stream, he landed, spent with toil, breathless and speechless and almost dead.
clungnounUS /clung/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading FATE OF THE SUITORS Ulysses clung to the raft while any of its timbers kept together, and when it no longer yielded him support, binding the girdle around him, he swam.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The Odyssey (continued) THE PHAEACIANS.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After some time reviving, he kissed the soil, rejoicing, yet at a loss what course to take.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The surf beat high on the rocks and seemed to forbid approach; but at length finding calm water at the mouth of a gentle stream, he landed, spent with toil, breathless and speechless and almost dead.
FATE
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From this reading FATE OF THE SUITORS Ulysses clung to the raft while any of its timbers kept together, and when it no longer yielded him support, binding the girdle around him, he swam.
finding
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From this reading The surf beat high on the rocks and seemed to forbid approach; but at length finding calm water at the mouth of a gentle stream, he landed, spent with toil, breathless and speechless and almost dead.
forbid
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From this reading The surf beat high on the rocks and seemed to forbid approach; but at length finding calm water at the mouth of a gentle stream, he landed, spent with toil, breathless and speechless and almost dead.
gentle
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From this reading The surf beat high on the rocks and seemed to forbid approach; but at length finding calm water at the mouth of a gentle stream, he landed, spent with toil, breathless and speechless and almost dead.
girdle
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From this reading FATE OF THE SUITORS Ulysses clung to the raft while any of its timbers kept together, and when it no longer yielded him support, binding the girdle around him, he swam.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading FATE OF THE SUITORS Ulysses clung to the raft while any of its timbers kept together, and when it no longer yielded him support, binding the girdle around him, he swam.
high
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From this reading The surf beat high on the rocks and seemed to forbid approach; but at length finding calm water at the mouth of a gentle stream, he landed, spent with toil, breathless and speechless and almost dead.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading FATE OF THE SUITORS Ulysses clung to the raft while any of its timbers kept together, and when it no longer yielded him support, binding the girdle around him, he swam.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading FATE OF THE SUITORS Ulysses clung to the raft while any of its timbers kept together, and when it no longer yielded him support, binding the girdle around him, he swam.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading FATE OF THE SUITORS Ulysses clung to the raft while any of its timbers kept together, and when it no longer yielded him support, binding the girdle around him, he swam.
kept
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From this reading FATE OF THE SUITORS Ulysses clung to the raft while any of its timbers kept together, and when it no longer yielded him support, binding the girdle around him, he swam.
kissed
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From this reading After some time reviving, he kissed the soil, rejoicing, yet at a loss what course to take.
landed
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From this reading The surf beat high on the rocks and seemed to forbid approach; but at length finding calm water at the mouth of a gentle stream, he landed, spent with toil, breathless and speechless and almost dead.
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading The surf beat high on the rocks and seemed to forbid approach; but at length finding calm water at the mouth of a gentle stream, he landed, spent with toil, breathless and speechless and almost dead.
longer
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From this reading FATE OF THE SUITORS Ulysses clung to the raft while any of its timbers kept together, and when it no longer yielded him support, binding the girdle around him, he swam.
loss
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From this reading After some time reviving, he kissed the soil, rejoicing, yet at a loss what course to take.
Minerva
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From this reading Minerva smoothed the billows before him and sent him a wind that rolled the waves towards the shore.
mouth
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From this reading The surf beat high on the rocks and seemed to forbid approach; but at length finding calm water at the mouth of a gentle stream, he landed, spent with toil, breathless and speechless and almost dead.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading FATE OF THE SUITORS Ulysses clung to the raft while any of its timbers kept together, and when it no longer yielded him support, binding the girdle around him, he swam.
OdysseynounUS /ˈɑːdəsi/
a long wandering and eventful journey
From this reading The Odyssey (continued) THE PHAEACIANS.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading FATE OF THE SUITORS Ulysses clung to the raft while any of its timbers kept together, and when it no longer yielded him support, binding the girdle around him, he swam.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The surf beat high on the rocks and seemed to forbid approach; but at length finding calm water at the mouth of a gentle stream, he landed, spent with toil, breathless and speechless and almost dead.
PHAEACIANS
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From this reading The Odyssey (continued) THE PHAEACIANS.
raft
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From this reading FATE OF THE SUITORS Ulysses clung to the raft while any of its timbers kept together, and when it no longer yielded him support, binding the girdle around him, he swam.
rejoicing
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From this reading After some time reviving, he kissed the soil, rejoicing, yet at a loss what course to take.
reviving
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From this reading After some time reviving, he kissed the soil, rejoicing, yet at a loss what course to take.
rocks
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From this reading The surf beat high on the rocks and seemed to forbid approach; but at length finding calm water at the mouth of a gentle stream, he landed, spent with toil, breathless and speechless and almost dead.
rolled
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From this reading Minerva smoothed the billows before him and sent him a wind that rolled the waves towards the shore.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The surf beat high on the rocks and seemed to forbid approach; but at length finding calm water at the mouth of a gentle stream, he landed, spent with toil, breathless and speechless and almost dead.
sent
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From this reading Minerva smoothed the billows before him and sent him a wind that rolled the waves towards the shore.
shore
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From this reading Minerva smoothed the billows before him and sent him a wind that rolled the waves towards the shore.
smoothed
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From this reading Minerva smoothed the billows before him and sent him a wind that rolled the waves towards the shore.
soil
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From this reading After some time reviving, he kissed the soil, rejoicing, yet at a loss what course to take.
some
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From this reading After some time reviving, he kissed the soil, rejoicing, yet at a loss what course to take.
speechless
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From this reading The surf beat high on the rocks and seemed to forbid approach; but at length finding calm water at the mouth of a gentle stream, he landed, spent with toil, breathless and speechless and almost dead.
spent
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From this reading The surf beat high on the rocks and seemed to forbid approach; but at length finding calm water at the mouth of a gentle stream, he landed, spent with toil, breathless and speechless and almost dead.
stream
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From this reading The surf beat high on the rocks and seemed to forbid approach; but at length finding calm water at the mouth of a gentle stream, he landed, spent with toil, breathless and speechless and almost dead.
SUITORS
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From this reading FATE OF THE SUITORS Ulysses clung to the raft while any of its timbers kept together, and when it no longer yielded him support, binding the girdle around him, he swam.
supportverbUS /səˈpɔːrt/
to provide what someone needs in order to live
From this reading FATE OF THE SUITORS Ulysses clung to the raft while any of its timbers kept together, and when it no longer yielded him support, binding the girdle around him, he swam.
surf
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From this reading The surf beat high on the rocks and seemed to forbid approach; but at length finding calm water at the mouth of a gentle stream, he landed, spent with toil, breathless and speechless and almost dead.
swam
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From this reading FATE OF THE SUITORS Ulysses clung to the raft while any of its timbers kept together, and when it no longer yielded him support, binding the girdle around him, he swam.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After some time reviving, he kissed the soil, rejoicing, yet at a loss what course to take.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Minerva smoothed the billows before him and sent him a wind that rolled the waves towards the shore.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Odyssey (continued) THE PHAEACIANS.
timbers
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From this reading FATE OF THE SUITORS Ulysses clung to the raft while any of its timbers kept together, and when it no longer yielded him support, binding the girdle around him, he swam.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After some time reviving, he kissed the soil, rejoicing, yet at a loss what course to take.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading FATE OF THE SUITORS Ulysses clung to the raft while any of its timbers kept together, and when it no longer yielded him support, binding the girdle around him, he swam.
together
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From this reading FATE OF THE SUITORS Ulysses clung to the raft while any of its timbers kept together, and when it no longer yielded him support, binding the girdle around him, he swam.
toil
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From this reading The surf beat high on the rocks and seemed to forbid approach; but at length finding calm water at the mouth of a gentle stream, he landed, spent with toil, breathless and speechless and almost dead.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading Minerva smoothed the billows before him and sent him a wind that rolled the waves towards the shore.
Ulysses
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From this reading FATE OF THE SUITORS Ulysses clung to the raft while any of its timbers kept together, and when it no longer yielded him support, binding the girdle around him, he swam.
water
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From this reading The surf beat high on the rocks and seemed to forbid approach; but at length finding calm water at the mouth of a gentle stream, he landed, spent with toil, breathless and speechless and almost dead.
waves
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From this reading Minerva smoothed the billows before him and sent him a wind that rolled the waves towards the shore.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading After some time reviving, he kissed the soil, rejoicing, yet at a loss what course to take.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading FATE OF THE SUITORS Ulysses clung to the raft while any of its timbers kept together, and when it no longer yielded him support, binding the girdle around him, he swam.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading FATE OF THE SUITORS Ulysses clung to the raft while any of its timbers kept together, and when it no longer yielded him support, binding the girdle around him, he swam.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Minerva smoothed the billows before him and sent him a wind that rolled the waves towards the shore.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The surf beat high on the rocks and seemed to forbid approach; but at length finding calm water at the mouth of a gentle stream, he landed, spent with toil, breathless and speechless and almost dead.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading After some time reviving, he kissed the soil, rejoicing, yet at a loss what course to take.
yielded
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From this reading FATE OF THE SUITORS Ulysses clung to the raft while any of its timbers kept together, and when it no longer yielded him support, binding the girdle around him, he swam.
