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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 He would fain have hated Atalanta for her ruthlessness and her joyousness as he saw his friends die for her sake, yet daily her beauty, her purity, and her gallant unconsciousness took a firmer hold upon his heart.
aid
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From this reading Therefore he sought Aphrodite herself and asked her aid.
amongstprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋst/
surrounded by; in the company of
From this reading Daily, amongst those who looked on, stood her cousin Milanion.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He would fain have hated Atalanta for her ruthlessness and her joyousness as he saw his friends die for her sake, yet daily her beauty, her purity, and her gallant unconsciousness took a firmer hold upon his heart.
Aphrodite
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From this reading Therefore he sought Aphrodite herself and asked her aid.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He would fain have hated Atalanta for her ruthlessness and her joyousness as he saw his friends die for her sake, yet daily her beauty, her purity, and her gallant unconsciousness took a firmer hold upon his heart.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Therefore he sought Aphrodite herself and asked her aid.
Atalanta
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From this reading He would fain have hated Atalanta for her ruthlessness and her joyousness as he saw his friends die for her sake, yet daily her beauty, her purity, and her gallant unconsciousness took a firmer hold upon his heart.
beautiful
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From this reading Milanion was a beautiful youth, and to Aphrodite, who loved beauty, he pled his cause as he told her how Atalanta had become to him more than life, so that he had ceased to pity the youths, his friends, who had died for love of her.
beauty
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From this reading He would fain have hated Atalanta for her ruthlessness and her joyousness as he saw his friends die for her sake, yet daily her beauty, her purity, and her gallant unconsciousness took a firmer hold upon his heart.
become
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From this reading Milanion was a beautiful youth, and to Aphrodite, who loved beauty, he pled his cause as he told her how Atalanta had become to him more than life, so that he had ceased to pity the youths, his friends, who had died for love of her.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading To himself he vowed that he would win Atalanta, but not without help from the gods was this possible.
cause
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From this reading Milanion was a beautiful youth, and to Aphrodite, who loved beauty, he pled his cause as he told her how Atalanta had become to him more than life, so that he had ceased to pity the youths, his friends, who had died for love of her.
ceased
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From this reading Milanion was a beautiful youth, and to Aphrodite, who loved beauty, he pled his cause as he told her how Atalanta had become to him more than life, so that he had ceased to pity the youths, his friends, who had died for love of her.
cousin
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From this reading Daily, amongst those who looked on, stood her cousin Milanion.
DailyadverbUS /ˈdeɪli/
every day; without missing a day
From this reading Daily, amongst those who looked on, stood her cousin Milanion.
die
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From this reading He would fain have hated Atalanta for her ruthlessness and her joyousness as he saw his friends die for her sake, yet daily her beauty, her purity, and her gallant unconsciousness took a firmer hold upon his heart.
died
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From this reading Milanion was a beautiful youth, and to Aphrodite, who loved beauty, he pled his cause as he told her how Atalanta had become to him more than life, so that he had ceased to pity the youths, his friends, who had died for love of her.
fain
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From this reading He would fain have hated Atalanta for her ruthlessness and her joyousness as he saw his friends die for her sake, yet daily her beauty, her purity, and her gallant unconsciousness took a firmer hold upon his heart.
firmer
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From this reading He would fain have hated Atalanta for her ruthlessness and her joyousness as he saw his friends die for her sake, yet daily her beauty, her purity, and her gallant unconsciousness took a firmer hold upon his heart.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He would fain have hated Atalanta for her ruthlessness and her joyousness as he saw his friends die for her sake, yet daily her beauty, her purity, and her gallant unconsciousness took a firmer hold upon his heart.
friends
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From this reading He would fain have hated Atalanta for her ruthlessness and her joyousness as he saw his friends die for her sake, yet daily her beauty, her purity, and her gallant unconsciousness took a firmer hold upon his heart.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading To himself he vowed that he would win Atalanta, but not without help from the gods was this possible.
gallant
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From this reading He would fain have hated Atalanta for her ruthlessness and her joyousness as he saw his friends die for her sake, yet daily her beauty, her purity, and her gallant unconsciousness took a firmer hold upon his heart.
gods
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From this reading To himself he vowed that he would win Atalanta, but not without help from the gods was this possible.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Milanion was a beautiful youth, and to Aphrodite, who loved beauty, he pled his cause as he told her how Atalanta had become to him more than life, so that he had ceased to pity the youths, his friends, who had died for love of her.
hated
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From this reading He would fain have hated Atalanta for her ruthlessness and her joyousness as he saw his friends die for her sake, yet daily her beauty, her purity, and her gallant unconsciousness took a firmer hold upon his heart.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He would fain have hated Atalanta for her ruthlessness and her joyousness as he saw his friends die for her sake, yet daily her beauty, her purity, and her gallant unconsciousness took a firmer hold upon his heart.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He would fain have hated Atalanta for her ruthlessness and her joyousness as he saw his friends die for her sake, yet daily her beauty, her purity, and her gallant unconsciousness took a firmer hold upon his heart.
heart
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From this reading He would fain have hated Atalanta for her ruthlessness and her joyousness as he saw his friends die for her sake, yet daily her beauty, her purity, and her gallant unconsciousness took a firmer hold upon his heart.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To himself he vowed that he would win Atalanta, but not without help from the gods was this possible.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Daily, amongst those who looked on, stood her cousin Milanion.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Therefore he sought Aphrodite herself and asked her aid.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Milanion was a beautiful youth, and to Aphrodite, who loved beauty, he pled his cause as he told her how Atalanta had become to him more than life, so that he had ceased to pity the youths, his friends, who had died for love of her.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading To himself he vowed that he would win Atalanta, but not without help from the gods was this possible.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He would fain have hated Atalanta for her ruthlessness and her joyousness as he saw his friends die for her sake, yet daily her beauty, her purity, and her gallant unconsciousness took a firmer hold upon his heart.
hold
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From this reading He would fain have hated Atalanta for her ruthlessness and her joyousness as he saw his friends die for her sake, yet daily her beauty, her purity, and her gallant unconsciousness took a firmer hold upon his heart.
how
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From this reading Milanion was a beautiful youth, and to Aphrodite, who loved beauty, he pled his cause as he told her how Atalanta had become to him more than life, so that he had ceased to pity the youths, his friends, who had died for love of her.
joyousness
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From this reading He would fain have hated Atalanta for her ruthlessness and her joyousness as he saw his friends die for her sake, yet daily her beauty, her purity, and her gallant unconsciousness took a firmer hold upon his heart.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Milanion was a beautiful youth, and to Aphrodite, who loved beauty, he pled his cause as he told her how Atalanta had become to him more than life, so that he had ceased to pity the youths, his friends, who had died for love of her.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Daily, amongst those who looked on, stood her cousin Milanion.
love
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From this reading Milanion was a beautiful youth, and to Aphrodite, who loved beauty, he pled his cause as he told her how Atalanta had become to him more than life, so that he had ceased to pity the youths, his friends, who had died for love of her.
loved
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From this reading Milanion was a beautiful youth, and to Aphrodite, who loved beauty, he pled his cause as he told her how Atalanta had become to him more than life, so that he had ceased to pity the youths, his friends, who had died for love of her.
Milanion
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From this reading Daily, amongst those who looked on, stood her cousin Milanion.
more
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From this reading Milanion was a beautiful youth, and to Aphrodite, who loved beauty, he pled his cause as he told her how Atalanta had become to him more than life, so that he had ceased to pity the youths, his friends, who had died for love of her.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading To himself he vowed that he would win Atalanta, but not without help from the gods was this possible.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Milanion was a beautiful youth, and to Aphrodite, who loved beauty, he pled his cause as he told her how Atalanta had become to him more than life, so that he had ceased to pity the youths, his friends, who had died for love of her.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Daily, amongst those who looked on, stood her cousin Milanion.
pity
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From this reading Milanion was a beautiful youth, and to Aphrodite, who loved beauty, he pled his cause as he told her how Atalanta had become to him more than life, so that he had ceased to pity the youths, his friends, who had died for love of her.
pled
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From this reading Milanion was a beautiful youth, and to Aphrodite, who loved beauty, he pled his cause as he told her how Atalanta had become to him more than life, so that he had ceased to pity the youths, his friends, who had died for love of her.
possible
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From this reading To himself he vowed that he would win Atalanta, but not without help from the gods was this possible.
puritynounUS /ˈpjʊrəti/
the state of being morally clean and innocent
From this reading He would fain have hated Atalanta for her ruthlessness and her joyousness as he saw his friends die for her sake, yet daily her beauty, her purity, and her gallant unconsciousness took a firmer hold upon his heart.
ruthlessness
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From this reading He would fain have hated Atalanta for her ruthlessness and her joyousness as he saw his friends die for her sake, yet daily her beauty, her purity, and her gallant unconsciousness took a firmer hold upon his heart.
sake
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From this reading He would fain have hated Atalanta for her ruthlessness and her joyousness as he saw his friends die for her sake, yet daily her beauty, her purity, and her gallant unconsciousness took a firmer hold upon his heart.
saw
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From this reading He would fain have hated Atalanta for her ruthlessness and her joyousness as he saw his friends die for her sake, yet daily her beauty, her purity, and her gallant unconsciousness took a firmer hold upon his heart.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Milanion was a beautiful youth, and to Aphrodite, who loved beauty, he pled his cause as he told her how Atalanta had become to him more than life, so that he had ceased to pity the youths, his friends, who had died for love of her.
sought
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From this reading Therefore he sought Aphrodite herself and asked her aid.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Daily, amongst those who looked on, stood her cousin Milanion.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Milanion was a beautiful youth, and to Aphrodite, who loved beauty, he pled his cause as he told her how Atalanta had become to him more than life, so that he had ceased to pity the youths, his friends, who had died for love of her.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading To himself he vowed that he would win Atalanta, but not without help from the gods was this possible.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading To himself he vowed that he would win Atalanta, but not without help from the gods was this possible.
ThereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading Therefore he sought Aphrodite herself and asked her aid.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading To himself he vowed that he would win Atalanta, but not without help from the gods was this possible.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Daily, amongst those who looked on, stood her cousin Milanion.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To himself he vowed that he would win Atalanta, but not without help from the gods was this possible.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Milanion was a beautiful youth, and to Aphrodite, who loved beauty, he pled his cause as he told her how Atalanta had become to him more than life, so that he had ceased to pity the youths, his friends, who had died for love of her.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He would fain have hated Atalanta for her ruthlessness and her joyousness as he saw his friends die for her sake, yet daily her beauty, her purity, and her gallant unconsciousness took a firmer hold upon his heart.
unconsciousness
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From this reading He would fain have hated Atalanta for her ruthlessness and her joyousness as he saw his friends die for her sake, yet daily her beauty, her purity, and her gallant unconsciousness took a firmer hold upon his heart.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He would fain have hated Atalanta for her ruthlessness and her joyousness as he saw his friends die for her sake, yet daily her beauty, her purity, and her gallant unconsciousness took a firmer hold upon his heart.
vowed
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From this reading To himself he vowed that he would win Atalanta, but not without help from the gods was this possible.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To himself he vowed that he would win Atalanta, but not without help from the gods was this possible.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Daily, amongst those who looked on, stood her cousin Milanion.
win
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From this reading To himself he vowed that he would win Atalanta, but not without help from the gods was this possible.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading To himself he vowed that he would win Atalanta, but not without help from the gods was this possible.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He would fain have hated Atalanta for her ruthlessness and her joyousness as he saw his friends die for her sake, yet daily her beauty, her purity, and her gallant unconsciousness took a firmer hold upon his heart.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading He would fain have hated Atalanta for her ruthlessness and her joyousness as he saw his friends die for her sake, yet daily her beauty, her purity, and her gallant unconsciousness took a firmer hold upon his heart.
youth
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From this reading Milanion was a beautiful youth, and to Aphrodite, who loved beauty, he pled his cause as he told her how Atalanta had become to him more than life, so that he had ceased to pity the youths, his friends, who had died for love of her.
youths
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From this reading Milanion was a beautiful youth, and to Aphrodite, who loved beauty, he pled his cause as he told her how Atalanta had become to him more than life, so that he had ceased to pity the youths, his friends, who had died for love of her.
