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Orpheus and Eurydice
Orpheus and Eurydice

Chapter V

Chapter 5, section 1: "Let us go to the Sun God," said Hecate. "Surely he hath seen the god who stole away the little Proserpine. Soon his chariot will drive across the heavens. Come, let us ask him to
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"Let us go to the Sun God," said Hecate.
"Surely he hath seen the god who stole away the little Proserpine.
Soon his chariot will drive across the heavens.
Come, let us ask him to guide us to the place where she is hidden."
Thus did they come to the chariot of the glorious Apollo, and standing by the heads of his horses like two grey clouds that bar the passage of the sun, they begged him to tell them the name of him who had stolen fair Proserpine.
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Orpheus and Eurydice

Chapter V

Reading 1/92 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"Let us go to the Sun God," said Hecate.
Line 2
"Surely he hath seen the god who stole away the little Proserpine.
Line 3
Soon his chariot will drive across the heavens.
Line 4
Come, let us ask him to guide us to the place where she is hidden."
Line 5
Thus did they come to the chariot of the glorious Apollo, and standing by the heads of his horses like two grey clouds that bar the passage of the sun, they begged him to tell them the name of him who had stolen fair Proserpine.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

surely adverb US /ˈʃʊrli/

definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)

From this reading “"Surely he hath seen the god who stole away the little Proserpine.”

Collocations
Let usA source-grounded phrase from this reading.
us goA source-grounded phrase from this reading.
All words in this reading · 59

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acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/

from one side of something to the other

From this reading Soon his chariot will drive across the heavens.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Thus did they come to the chariot of the glorious Apollo, and standing by the heads of his horses like two grey clouds that bar the passage of the sun, they begged him to tell them the name of him who had stolen fair Proserpine.

Apollo

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From this reading Thus did they come to the chariot of the glorious Apollo, and standing by the heads of his horses like two grey clouds that bar the passage of the sun, they begged him to tell them the name of him who had stolen fair Proserpine.

ask

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From this reading Come, let us ask him to guide us to the place where she is hidden."

away

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From this reading "Surely he hath seen the god who stole away the little Proserpine.

bar

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From this reading Thus did they come to the chariot of the glorious Apollo, and standing by the heads of his horses like two grey clouds that bar the passage of the sun, they begged him to tell them the name of him who had stolen fair Proserpine.

begged

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From this reading Thus did they come to the chariot of the glorious Apollo, and standing by the heads of his horses like two grey clouds that bar the passage of the sun, they begged him to tell them the name of him who had stolen fair Proserpine.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Thus did they come to the chariot of the glorious Apollo, and standing by the heads of his horses like two grey clouds that bar the passage of the sun, they begged him to tell them the name of him who had stolen fair Proserpine.

chariot

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From this reading Soon his chariot will drive across the heavens.

clouds

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From this reading Thus did they come to the chariot of the glorious Apollo, and standing by the heads of his horses like two grey clouds that bar the passage of the sun, they begged him to tell them the name of him who had stolen fair Proserpine.

ComenounUS /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Come, let us ask him to guide us to the place where she is hidden."

didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading Thus did they come to the chariot of the glorious Apollo, and standing by the heads of his horses like two grey clouds that bar the passage of the sun, they begged him to tell them the name of him who had stolen fair Proserpine.

drive

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From this reading Soon his chariot will drive across the heavens.

fairnounUS /fair/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Thus did they come to the chariot of the glorious Apollo, and standing by the heads of his horses like two grey clouds that bar the passage of the sun, they begged him to tell them the name of him who had stolen fair Proserpine.

glorious

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From this reading Thus did they come to the chariot of the glorious Apollo, and standing by the heads of his horses like two grey clouds that bar the passage of the sun, they begged him to tell them the name of him who had stolen fair Proserpine.

go

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From this reading "Let us go to the Sun God," said Hecate.

God

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From this reading "Let us go to the Sun God," said Hecate.

grey

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From this reading Thus did they come to the chariot of the glorious Apollo, and standing by the heads of his horses like two grey clouds that bar the passage of the sun, they begged him to tell them the name of him who had stolen fair Proserpine.

guide

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From this reading Come, let us ask him to guide us to the place where she is hidden."

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Thus did they come to the chariot of the glorious Apollo, and standing by the heads of his horses like two grey clouds that bar the passage of the sun, they begged him to tell them the name of him who had stolen fair Proserpine.

hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/

an old form of “has”

From this reading "Surely he hath seen the god who stole away the little Proserpine.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "Surely he hath seen the god who stole away the little Proserpine.

heads

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From this reading Thus did they come to the chariot of the glorious Apollo, and standing by the heads of his horses like two grey clouds that bar the passage of the sun, they begged him to tell them the name of him who had stolen fair Proserpine.

heavens

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From this reading Soon his chariot will drive across the heavens.

Hecate

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From this reading "Let us go to the Sun God," said Hecate.

hidden

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From this reading Come, let us ask him to guide us to the place where she is hidden."

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Come, let us ask him to guide us to the place where she is hidden."

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Soon his chariot will drive across the heavens.

horses

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From this reading Thus did they come to the chariot of the glorious Apollo, and standing by the heads of his horses like two grey clouds that bar the passage of the sun, they begged him to tell them the name of him who had stolen fair Proserpine.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Come, let us ask him to guide us to the place where she is hidden."

Letauxiliary verbUS /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading "Let us go to the Sun God," said Hecate.

like

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From this reading Thus did they come to the chariot of the glorious Apollo, and standing by the heads of his horses like two grey clouds that bar the passage of the sun, they begged him to tell them the name of him who had stolen fair Proserpine.

littlenounUS /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Surely he hath seen the god who stole away the little Proserpine.

namenounUS /name/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Thus did they come to the chariot of the glorious Apollo, and standing by the heads of his horses like two grey clouds that bar the passage of the sun, they begged him to tell them the name of him who had stolen fair Proserpine.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Thus did they come to the chariot of the glorious Apollo, and standing by the heads of his horses like two grey clouds that bar the passage of the sun, they begged him to tell them the name of him who had stolen fair Proserpine.

passagenounUS /ˈpassage/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading Thus did they come to the chariot of the glorious Apollo, and standing by the heads of his horses like two grey clouds that bar the passage of the sun, they begged him to tell them the name of him who had stolen fair Proserpine.

place

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From this reading Come, let us ask him to guide us to the place where she is hidden."

Proserpine

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From this reading "Surely he hath seen the god who stole away the little Proserpine.

said

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From this reading "Let us go to the Sun God," said Hecate.

seen

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From this reading "Surely he hath seen the god who stole away the little Proserpine.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Come, let us ask him to guide us to the place where she is hidden."

Soon

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From this reading Soon his chariot will drive across the heavens.

standingnounUS /ˈstanding/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading Thus did they come to the chariot of the glorious Apollo, and standing by the heads of his horses like two grey clouds that bar the passage of the sun, they begged him to tell them the name of him who had stolen fair Proserpine.

stole

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From this reading "Surely he hath seen the god who stole away the little Proserpine.

stolen

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From this reading Thus did they come to the chariot of the glorious Apollo, and standing by the heads of his horses like two grey clouds that bar the passage of the sun, they begged him to tell them the name of him who had stolen fair Proserpine.

Sun

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From this reading "Let us go to the Sun God," said Hecate.

SurelyadverbUS /ˈʃʊrli/

definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)

From this reading "Surely he hath seen the god who stole away the little Proserpine.

tellnounUS /tell/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Thus did they come to the chariot of the glorious Apollo, and standing by the heads of his horses like two grey clouds that bar the passage of the sun, they begged him to tell them the name of him who had stolen fair Proserpine.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Thus did they come to the chariot of the glorious Apollo, and standing by the heads of his horses like two grey clouds that bar the passage of the sun, they begged him to tell them the name of him who had stolen fair Proserpine.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading "Let us go to the Sun God," said Hecate.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Thus did they come to the chariot of the glorious Apollo, and standing by the heads of his horses like two grey clouds that bar the passage of the sun, they begged him to tell them the name of him who had stolen fair Proserpine.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Thus did they come to the chariot of the glorious Apollo, and standing by the heads of his horses like two grey clouds that bar the passage of the sun, they begged him to tell them the name of him who had stolen fair Proserpine.

Thus

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From this reading Thus did they come to the chariot of the glorious Apollo, and standing by the heads of his horses like two grey clouds that bar the passage of the sun, they begged him to tell them the name of him who had stolen fair Proserpine.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading "Let us go to the Sun God," said Hecate.

two

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From this reading Thus did they come to the chariot of the glorious Apollo, and standing by the heads of his horses like two grey clouds that bar the passage of the sun, they begged him to tell them the name of him who had stolen fair Proserpine.

uspronounUS /ʌs/

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "Let us go to the Sun God," said Hecate.

whereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading Come, let us ask him to guide us to the place where she is hidden."

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading "Surely he hath seen the god who stole away the little Proserpine.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading Soon his chariot will drive across the heavens.