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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.