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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 It was, therefore, a most unheard-of happening when the Father of the gods complained one day of a terrible pain in his head.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Minerva I Although the brown-winged spirits of evil were kept busy flying up and down the earth, their mischief-making never reached those immortal ones who dwelt above the cloud-wrapped summit of Olympus.
AlthoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Minerva I Although the brown-winged spirits of evil were kept busy flying up and down the earth, their mischief-making never reached those immortal ones who dwelt above the cloud-wrapped summit of Olympus.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The trouble grew worse and worse until it was too severe for even a god to endure; so Jupiter bade his son Vulcan take an ax and split open his head.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Minerva I Although the brown-winged spirits of evil were kept busy flying up and down the earth, their mischief-making never reached those immortal ones who dwelt above the cloud-wrapped summit of Olympus.
armor
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From this reading Not daring to thwart the divine will, Vulcan tremblingly obeyed; and at the first blow a marvelous thing occurred, for out of Jupiter's head sprang a maiden clad in armor and bearing a spear in her hand.
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading Some of the gods were skilled in the art of healing; but no one could relieve Jupiter's suffering, nor tell what might be the cause of his pain.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Not daring to thwart the divine will, Vulcan tremblingly obeyed; and at the first blow a marvelous thing occurred, for out of Jupiter's head sprang a maiden clad in armor and bearing a spear in her hand.
ax
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From this reading The trouble grew worse and worse until it was too severe for even a god to endure; so Jupiter bade his son Vulcan take an ax and split open his head.
bade
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From this reading The trouble grew worse and worse until it was too severe for even a god to endure; so Jupiter bade his son Vulcan take an ax and split open his head.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Some of the gods were skilled in the art of healing; but no one could relieve Jupiter's suffering, nor tell what might be the cause of his pain.
bearing
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From this reading Not daring to thwart the divine will, Vulcan tremblingly obeyed; and at the first blow a marvelous thing occurred, for out of Jupiter's head sprang a maiden clad in armor and bearing a spear in her hand.
blow
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From this reading Not daring to thwart the divine will, Vulcan tremblingly obeyed; and at the first blow a marvelous thing occurred, for out of Jupiter's head sprang a maiden clad in armor and bearing a spear in her hand.
brown-winged
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From this reading Minerva I Although the brown-winged spirits of evil were kept busy flying up and down the earth, their mischief-making never reached those immortal ones who dwelt above the cloud-wrapped summit of Olympus.
busy
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From this reading Minerva I Although the brown-winged spirits of evil were kept busy flying up and down the earth, their mischief-making never reached those immortal ones who dwelt above the cloud-wrapped summit of Olympus.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Some of the gods were skilled in the art of healing; but no one could relieve Jupiter's suffering, nor tell what might be the cause of his pain.
cause
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From this reading Some of the gods were skilled in the art of healing; but no one could relieve Jupiter's suffering, nor tell what might be the cause of his pain.
clad
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From this reading Not daring to thwart the divine will, Vulcan tremblingly obeyed; and at the first blow a marvelous thing occurred, for out of Jupiter's head sprang a maiden clad in armor and bearing a spear in her hand.
cloud-wrapped
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From this reading Minerva I Although the brown-winged spirits of evil were kept busy flying up and down the earth, their mischief-making never reached those immortal ones who dwelt above the cloud-wrapped summit of Olympus.
complained
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From this reading It was, therefore, a most unheard-of happening when the Father of the gods complained one day of a terrible pain in his head.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Some of the gods were skilled in the art of healing; but no one could relieve Jupiter's suffering, nor tell what might be the cause of his pain.
daring
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From this reading Not daring to thwart the divine will, Vulcan tremblingly obeyed; and at the first blow a marvelous thing occurred, for out of Jupiter's head sprang a maiden clad in armor and bearing a spear in her hand.
day
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From this reading It was, therefore, a most unheard-of happening when the Father of the gods complained one day of a terrible pain in his head.
divine
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From this reading Not daring to thwart the divine will, Vulcan tremblingly obeyed; and at the first blow a marvelous thing occurred, for out of Jupiter's head sprang a maiden clad in armor and bearing a spear in her hand.
down
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From this reading Minerva I Although the brown-winged spirits of evil were kept busy flying up and down the earth, their mischief-making never reached those immortal ones who dwelt above the cloud-wrapped summit of Olympus.
dwelt
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From this reading Minerva I Although the brown-winged spirits of evil were kept busy flying up and down the earth, their mischief-making never reached those immortal ones who dwelt above the cloud-wrapped summit of Olympus.
earth
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From this reading Minerva I Although the brown-winged spirits of evil were kept busy flying up and down the earth, their mischief-making never reached those immortal ones who dwelt above the cloud-wrapped summit of Olympus.
endure
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From this reading The trouble grew worse and worse until it was too severe for even a god to endure; so Jupiter bade his son Vulcan take an ax and split open his head.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The trouble grew worse and worse until it was too severe for even a god to endure; so Jupiter bade his son Vulcan take an ax and split open his head.
evil
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From this reading Minerva I Although the brown-winged spirits of evil were kept busy flying up and down the earth, their mischief-making never reached those immortal ones who dwelt above the cloud-wrapped summit of Olympus.
Father
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From this reading It was, therefore, a most unheard-of happening when the Father of the gods complained one day of a terrible pain in his head.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not daring to thwart the divine will, Vulcan tremblingly obeyed; and at the first blow a marvelous thing occurred, for out of Jupiter's head sprang a maiden clad in armor and bearing a spear in her hand.
flying
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From this reading Minerva I Although the brown-winged spirits of evil were kept busy flying up and down the earth, their mischief-making never reached those immortal ones who dwelt above the cloud-wrapped summit of Olympus.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The trouble grew worse and worse until it was too severe for even a god to endure; so Jupiter bade his son Vulcan take an ax and split open his head.
god
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From this reading The trouble grew worse and worse until it was too severe for even a god to endure; so Jupiter bade his son Vulcan take an ax and split open his head.
gods
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From this reading It was, therefore, a most unheard-of happening when the Father of the gods complained one day of a terrible pain in his head.
grew
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From this reading The trouble grew worse and worse until it was too severe for even a god to endure; so Jupiter bade his son Vulcan take an ax and split open his head.
hand
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From this reading Not daring to thwart the divine will, Vulcan tremblingly obeyed; and at the first blow a marvelous thing occurred, for out of Jupiter's head sprang a maiden clad in armor and bearing a spear in her hand.
happening
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From this reading It was, therefore, a most unheard-of happening when the Father of the gods complained one day of a terrible pain in his head.
head
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From this reading It was, therefore, a most unheard-of happening when the Father of the gods complained one day of a terrible pain in his head.
healing
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From this reading Some of the gods were skilled in the art of healing; but no one could relieve Jupiter's suffering, nor tell what might be the cause of his pain.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Not daring to thwart the divine will, Vulcan tremblingly obeyed; and at the first blow a marvelous thing occurred, for out of Jupiter's head sprang a maiden clad in armor and bearing a spear in her hand.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was, therefore, a most unheard-of happening when the Father of the gods complained one day of a terrible pain in his head.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Minerva I Although the brown-winged spirits of evil were kept busy flying up and down the earth, their mischief-making never reached those immortal ones who dwelt above the cloud-wrapped summit of Olympus.
immortaladjUS /ɪˈmɔːr.t̬əl/
Living forever; never dying or decaying. (Bất tử, trường tồn vĩnh cửu.)
From this reading Minerva I Although the brown-winged spirits of evil were kept busy flying up and down the earth, their mischief-making never reached those immortal ones who dwelt above the cloud-wrapped summit of Olympus.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was, therefore, a most unheard-of happening when the Father of the gods complained one day of a terrible pain in his head.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was, therefore, a most unheard-of happening when the Father of the gods complained one day of a terrible pain in his head.
Jupiter
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From this reading The trouble grew worse and worse until it was too severe for even a god to endure; so Jupiter bade his son Vulcan take an ax and split open his head.
Jupiter's
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From this reading Some of the gods were skilled in the art of healing; but no one could relieve Jupiter's suffering, nor tell what might be the cause of his pain.
kept
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From this reading Minerva I Although the brown-winged spirits of evil were kept busy flying up and down the earth, their mischief-making never reached those immortal ones who dwelt above the cloud-wrapped summit of Olympus.
maidennoun, literaryUS /ˈmeɪdən/
a young woman who is not married
From this reading Not daring to thwart the divine will, Vulcan tremblingly obeyed; and at the first blow a marvelous thing occurred, for out of Jupiter's head sprang a maiden clad in armor and bearing a spear in her hand.
marvelous
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From this reading Not daring to thwart the divine will, Vulcan tremblingly obeyed; and at the first blow a marvelous thing occurred, for out of Jupiter's head sprang a maiden clad in armor and bearing a spear in her hand.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Some of the gods were skilled in the art of healing; but no one could relieve Jupiter's suffering, nor tell what might be the cause of his pain.
MinervanounUS /məˈnɜːrvə/
(Roman mythology) goddess of wisdom; counterpart of Greek Athena
From this reading Minerva I Although the brown-winged spirits of evil were kept busy flying up and down the earth, their mischief-making never reached those immortal ones who dwelt above the cloud-wrapped summit of Olympus.
mischief-making
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From this reading Minerva I Although the brown-winged spirits of evil were kept busy flying up and down the earth, their mischief-making never reached those immortal ones who dwelt above the cloud-wrapped summit of Olympus.
most
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From this reading It was, therefore, a most unheard-of happening when the Father of the gods complained one day of a terrible pain in his head.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Minerva I Although the brown-winged spirits of evil were kept busy flying up and down the earth, their mischief-making never reached those immortal ones who dwelt above the cloud-wrapped summit of Olympus.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Some of the gods were skilled in the art of healing; but no one could relieve Jupiter's suffering, nor tell what might be the cause of his pain.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Some of the gods were skilled in the art of healing; but no one could relieve Jupiter's suffering, nor tell what might be the cause of his pain.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not daring to thwart the divine will, Vulcan tremblingly obeyed; and at the first blow a marvelous thing occurred, for out of Jupiter's head sprang a maiden clad in armor and bearing a spear in her hand.
obeyed
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From this reading Not daring to thwart the divine will, Vulcan tremblingly obeyed; and at the first blow a marvelous thing occurred, for out of Jupiter's head sprang a maiden clad in armor and bearing a spear in her hand.
occurred
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From this reading Not daring to thwart the divine will, Vulcan tremblingly obeyed; and at the first blow a marvelous thing occurred, for out of Jupiter's head sprang a maiden clad in armor and bearing a spear in her hand.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Minerva I Although the brown-winged spirits of evil were kept busy flying up and down the earth, their mischief-making never reached those immortal ones who dwelt above the cloud-wrapped summit of Olympus.
Olympus
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From this reading Minerva I Although the brown-winged spirits of evil were kept busy flying up and down the earth, their mischief-making never reached those immortal ones who dwelt above the cloud-wrapped summit of Olympus.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was, therefore, a most unheard-of happening when the Father of the gods complained one day of a terrible pain in his head.
ones
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From this reading Minerva I Although the brown-winged spirits of evil were kept busy flying up and down the earth, their mischief-making never reached those immortal ones who dwelt above the cloud-wrapped summit of Olympus.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The trouble grew worse and worse until it was too severe for even a god to endure; so Jupiter bade his son Vulcan take an ax and split open his head.
out
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From this reading Not daring to thwart the divine will, Vulcan tremblingly obeyed; and at the first blow a marvelous thing occurred, for out of Jupiter's head sprang a maiden clad in armor and bearing a spear in her hand.
pain
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From this reading It was, therefore, a most unheard-of happening when the Father of the gods complained one day of a terrible pain in his head.
reached
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From this reading Minerva I Although the brown-winged spirits of evil were kept busy flying up and down the earth, their mischief-making never reached those immortal ones who dwelt above the cloud-wrapped summit of Olympus.
relieve
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From this reading Some of the gods were skilled in the art of healing; but no one could relieve Jupiter's suffering, nor tell what might be the cause of his pain.
severe
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From this reading The trouble grew worse and worse until it was too severe for even a god to endure; so Jupiter bade his son Vulcan take an ax and split open his head.
skilled
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From this reading Some of the gods were skilled in the art of healing; but no one could relieve Jupiter's suffering, nor tell what might be the cause of his pain.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The trouble grew worse and worse until it was too severe for even a god to endure; so Jupiter bade his son Vulcan take an ax and split open his head.
Some
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From this reading Some of the gods were skilled in the art of healing; but no one could relieve Jupiter's suffering, nor tell what might be the cause of his pain.
son
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From this reading The trouble grew worse and worse until it was too severe for even a god to endure; so Jupiter bade his son Vulcan take an ax and split open his head.
spear
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From this reading Not daring to thwart the divine will, Vulcan tremblingly obeyed; and at the first blow a marvelous thing occurred, for out of Jupiter's head sprang a maiden clad in armor and bearing a spear in her hand.
spirits
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From this reading Minerva I Although the brown-winged spirits of evil were kept busy flying up and down the earth, their mischief-making never reached those immortal ones who dwelt above the cloud-wrapped summit of Olympus.
split
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From this reading The trouble grew worse and worse until it was too severe for even a god to endure; so Jupiter bade his son Vulcan take an ax and split open his head.
sprang
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From this reading Not daring to thwart the divine will, Vulcan tremblingly obeyed; and at the first blow a marvelous thing occurred, for out of Jupiter's head sprang a maiden clad in armor and bearing a spear in her hand.
suffering
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From this reading Some of the gods were skilled in the art of healing; but no one could relieve Jupiter's suffering, nor tell what might be the cause of his pain.
summit
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From this reading Minerva I Although the brown-winged spirits of evil were kept busy flying up and down the earth, their mischief-making never reached those immortal ones who dwelt above the cloud-wrapped summit of Olympus.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The trouble grew worse and worse until it was too severe for even a god to endure; so Jupiter bade his son Vulcan take an ax and split open his head.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Some of the gods were skilled in the art of healing; but no one could relieve Jupiter's suffering, nor tell what might be the cause of his pain.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was, therefore, a most unheard-of happening when the Father of the gods complained one day of a terrible pain in his head.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Minerva I Although the brown-winged spirits of evil were kept busy flying up and down the earth, their mischief-making never reached those immortal ones who dwelt above the cloud-wrapped summit of Olympus.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Minerva I Although the brown-winged spirits of evil were kept busy flying up and down the earth, their mischief-making never reached those immortal ones who dwelt above the cloud-wrapped summit of Olympus.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading It was, therefore, a most unheard-of happening when the Father of the gods complained one day of a terrible pain in his head.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not daring to thwart the divine will, Vulcan tremblingly obeyed; and at the first blow a marvelous thing occurred, for out of Jupiter's head sprang a maiden clad in armor and bearing a spear in her hand.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Minerva I Although the brown-winged spirits of evil were kept busy flying up and down the earth, their mischief-making never reached those immortal ones who dwelt above the cloud-wrapped summit of Olympus.
thwartnounUS /θwɔːrt/
a seat across a small boat for a rower
From this reading Not daring to thwart the divine will, Vulcan tremblingly obeyed; and at the first blow a marvelous thing occurred, for out of Jupiter's head sprang a maiden clad in armor and bearing a spear in her hand.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The trouble grew worse and worse until it was too severe for even a god to endure; so Jupiter bade his son Vulcan take an ax and split open his head.
too
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From this reading The trouble grew worse and worse until it was too severe for even a god to endure; so Jupiter bade his son Vulcan take an ax and split open his head.
tremblingly
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From this reading Not daring to thwart the divine will, Vulcan tremblingly obeyed; and at the first blow a marvelous thing occurred, for out of Jupiter's head sprang a maiden clad in armor and bearing a spear in her hand.
trouble
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From this reading The trouble grew worse and worse until it was too severe for even a god to endure; so Jupiter bade his son Vulcan take an ax and split open his head.
unheard-of
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From this reading It was, therefore, a most unheard-of happening when the Father of the gods complained one day of a terrible pain in his head.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The trouble grew worse and worse until it was too severe for even a god to endure; so Jupiter bade his son Vulcan take an ax and split open his head.
up
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From this reading Minerva I Although the brown-winged spirits of evil were kept busy flying up and down the earth, their mischief-making never reached those immortal ones who dwelt above the cloud-wrapped summit of Olympus.
Vulcan
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From this reading The trouble grew worse and worse until it was too severe for even a god to endure; so Jupiter bade his son Vulcan take an ax and split open his head.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was, therefore, a most unheard-of happening when the Father of the gods complained one day of a terrible pain in his head.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Minerva I Although the brown-winged spirits of evil were kept busy flying up and down the earth, their mischief-making never reached those immortal ones who dwelt above the cloud-wrapped summit of Olympus.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Some of the gods were skilled in the art of healing; but no one could relieve Jupiter's suffering, nor tell what might be the cause of his pain.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was, therefore, a most unheard-of happening when the Father of the gods complained one day of a terrible pain in his head.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Minerva I Although the brown-winged spirits of evil were kept busy flying up and down the earth, their mischief-making never reached those immortal ones who dwelt above the cloud-wrapped summit of Olympus.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Not daring to thwart the divine will, Vulcan tremblingly obeyed; and at the first blow a marvelous thing occurred, for out of Jupiter's head sprang a maiden clad in armor and bearing a spear in her hand.
worse
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From this reading The trouble grew worse and worse until it was too severe for even a god to endure; so Jupiter bade his son Vulcan take an ax and split open his head.
