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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 Cadmus was the brother of Europa, whom Jupiter, in the form of a white bull, carried on his back across the sea.
accompanied
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From this reading The youths set out, accompanied by their mother, Telephassa, and spent many weary days in a fruitless search for the stolen maiden.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Cadmus was the brother of Europa, whom Jupiter, in the form of a white bull, carried on his back across the sea.
Agenor
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From this reading The maiden's three brothers had been with her in the meadow, and had witnessed her strange departure, but knowing that it would be useless to attempt to catch the fleet animal, they hurried to their father, Agenor, and told him of the manner in which his favorite daughter had been spirited away.
all
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From this reading Bacchus Among all the maidens whom Jupiter honored with his love, none was more beautiful than Semele, daughter of Cadmus and Harmonia.
AmongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Bacchus Among all the maidens whom Jupiter honored with his love, none was more beautiful than Semele, daughter of Cadmus and Harmonia.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Bacchus Among all the maidens whom Jupiter honored with his love, none was more beautiful than Semele, daughter of Cadmus and Harmonia.
animal
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From this reading The maiden's three brothers had been with her in the meadow, and had witnessed her strange departure, but knowing that it would be useless to attempt to catch the fleet animal, they hurried to their father, Agenor, and told him of the manner in which his favorite daughter had been spirited away.
attempt
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From this reading The maiden's three brothers had been with her in the meadow, and had witnessed her strange departure, but knowing that it would be useless to attempt to catch the fleet animal, they hurried to their father, Agenor, and told him of the manner in which his favorite daughter had been spirited away.
away
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From this reading The maiden's three brothers had been with her in the meadow, and had witnessed her strange departure, but knowing that it would be useless to attempt to catch the fleet animal, they hurried to their father, Agenor, and told him of the manner in which his favorite daughter had been spirited away.
BacchusnounUS /ˈbækɪs/
(classical mythology) god of wine; equivalent of Dionysus
From this reading Bacchus Among all the maidens whom Jupiter honored with his love, none was more beautiful than Semele, daughter of Cadmus and Harmonia.
back
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From this reading Cadmus was the brother of Europa, whom Jupiter, in the form of a white bull, carried on his back across the sea.
bade
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From this reading The old man was frenzied with grief, and bade his three sons to go in search of Europa and not return until they had found her.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The maiden's three brothers had been with her in the meadow, and had witnessed her strange departure, but knowing that it would be useless to attempt to catch the fleet animal, they hurried to their father, Agenor, and told him of the manner in which his favorite daughter had been spirited away.
beautiful
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From this reading Bacchus Among all the maidens whom Jupiter honored with his love, none was more beautiful than Semele, daughter of Cadmus and Harmonia.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The maiden's three brothers had been with her in the meadow, and had witnessed her strange departure, but knowing that it would be useless to attempt to catch the fleet animal, they hurried to their father, Agenor, and told him of the manner in which his favorite daughter had been spirited away.
brother
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From this reading Cadmus was the brother of Europa, whom Jupiter, in the form of a white bull, carried on his back across the sea.
brothers
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From this reading The maiden's three brothers had been with her in the meadow, and had witnessed her strange departure, but knowing that it would be useless to attempt to catch the fleet animal, they hurried to their father, Agenor, and told him of the manner in which his favorite daughter had been spirited away.
bull
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From this reading Cadmus was the brother of Europa, whom Jupiter, in the form of a white bull, carried on his back across the sea.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The maiden's three brothers had been with her in the meadow, and had witnessed her strange departure, but knowing that it would be useless to attempt to catch the fleet animal, they hurried to their father, Agenor, and told him of the manner in which his favorite daughter had been spirited away.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The youths set out, accompanied by their mother, Telephassa, and spent many weary days in a fruitless search for the stolen maiden.
Cadmus
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From this reading Bacchus Among all the maidens whom Jupiter honored with his love, none was more beautiful than Semele, daughter of Cadmus and Harmonia.
carried
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From this reading Cadmus was the brother of Europa, whom Jupiter, in the form of a white bull, carried on his back across the sea.
catch
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From this reading The maiden's three brothers had been with her in the meadow, and had witnessed her strange departure, but knowing that it would be useless to attempt to catch the fleet animal, they hurried to their father, Agenor, and told him of the manner in which his favorite daughter had been spirited away.
daughter
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From this reading Bacchus Among all the maidens whom Jupiter honored with his love, none was more beautiful than Semele, daughter of Cadmus and Harmonia.
days
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From this reading The youths set out, accompanied by their mother, Telephassa, and spent many weary days in a fruitless search for the stolen maiden.
departure
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From this reading The maiden's three brothers had been with her in the meadow, and had witnessed her strange departure, but knowing that it would be useless to attempt to catch the fleet animal, they hurried to their father, Agenor, and told him of the manner in which his favorite daughter had been spirited away.
Europa
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From this reading Cadmus was the brother of Europa, whom Jupiter, in the form of a white bull, carried on his back across the sea.
father
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From this reading The maiden's three brothers had been with her in the meadow, and had witnessed her strange departure, but knowing that it would be useless to attempt to catch the fleet animal, they hurried to their father, Agenor, and told him of the manner in which his favorite daughter had been spirited away.
favorite
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From this reading The maiden's three brothers had been with her in the meadow, and had witnessed her strange departure, but knowing that it would be useless to attempt to catch the fleet animal, they hurried to their father, Agenor, and told him of the manner in which his favorite daughter had been spirited away.
fleet
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From this reading The maiden's three brothers had been with her in the meadow, and had witnessed her strange departure, but knowing that it would be useless to attempt to catch the fleet animal, they hurried to their father, Agenor, and told him of the manner in which his favorite daughter had been spirited away.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The youths set out, accompanied by their mother, Telephassa, and spent many weary days in a fruitless search for the stolen maiden.
form
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From this reading Cadmus was the brother of Europa, whom Jupiter, in the form of a white bull, carried on his back across the sea.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The old man was frenzied with grief, and bade his three sons to go in search of Europa and not return until they had found her.
frenzied
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From this reading The old man was frenzied with grief, and bade his three sons to go in search of Europa and not return until they had found her.
fruitless
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From this reading The youths set out, accompanied by their mother, Telephassa, and spent many weary days in a fruitless search for the stolen maiden.
go
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From this reading The old man was frenzied with grief, and bade his three sons to go in search of Europa and not return until they had found her.
grief
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From this reading The old man was frenzied with grief, and bade his three sons to go in search of Europa and not return until they had found her.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The maiden's three brothers had been with her in the meadow, and had witnessed her strange departure, but knowing that it would be useless to attempt to catch the fleet animal, they hurried to their father, Agenor, and told him of the manner in which his favorite daughter had been spirited away.
Harmonia
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From this reading Bacchus Among all the maidens whom Jupiter honored with his love, none was more beautiful than Semele, daughter of Cadmus and Harmonia.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The maiden's three brothers had been with her in the meadow, and had witnessed her strange departure, but knowing that it would be useless to attempt to catch the fleet animal, they hurried to their father, Agenor, and told him of the manner in which his favorite daughter had been spirited away.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The maiden's three brothers had been with her in the meadow, and had witnessed her strange departure, but knowing that it would be useless to attempt to catch the fleet animal, they hurried to their father, Agenor, and told him of the manner in which his favorite daughter had been spirited away.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Bacchus Among all the maidens whom Jupiter honored with his love, none was more beautiful than Semele, daughter of Cadmus and Harmonia.
honored
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From this reading Bacchus Among all the maidens whom Jupiter honored with his love, none was more beautiful than Semele, daughter of Cadmus and Harmonia.
hurried
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From this reading The maiden's three brothers had been with her in the meadow, and had witnessed her strange departure, but knowing that it would be useless to attempt to catch the fleet animal, they hurried to their father, Agenor, and told him of the manner in which his favorite daughter had been spirited away.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Cadmus was the brother of Europa, whom Jupiter, in the form of a white bull, carried on his back across the sea.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The maiden's three brothers had been with her in the meadow, and had witnessed her strange departure, but knowing that it would be useless to attempt to catch the fleet animal, they hurried to their father, Agenor, and told him of the manner in which his favorite daughter had been spirited away.
Jupiter
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From this reading Bacchus Among all the maidens whom Jupiter honored with his love, none was more beautiful than Semele, daughter of Cadmus and Harmonia.
knowing
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From this reading The maiden's three brothers had been with her in the meadow, and had witnessed her strange departure, but knowing that it would be useless to attempt to catch the fleet animal, they hurried to their father, Agenor, and told him of the manner in which his favorite daughter had been spirited away.
love
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From this reading Bacchus Among all the maidens whom Jupiter honored with his love, none was more beautiful than Semele, daughter of Cadmus and Harmonia.
maidennoun, literaryUS /ˈmeɪdən/
a young woman who is not married
From this reading The youths set out, accompanied by their mother, Telephassa, and spent many weary days in a fruitless search for the stolen maiden.
maiden's
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From this reading The maiden's three brothers had been with her in the meadow, and had witnessed her strange departure, but knowing that it would be useless to attempt to catch the fleet animal, they hurried to their father, Agenor, and told him of the manner in which his favorite daughter had been spirited away.
maidens
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From this reading Bacchus Among all the maidens whom Jupiter honored with his love, none was more beautiful than Semele, daughter of Cadmus and Harmonia.
man
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From this reading The old man was frenzied with grief, and bade his three sons to go in search of Europa and not return until they had found her.
manner
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From this reading The maiden's three brothers had been with her in the meadow, and had witnessed her strange departure, but knowing that it would be useless to attempt to catch the fleet animal, they hurried to their father, Agenor, and told him of the manner in which his favorite daughter had been spirited away.
many
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From this reading The youths set out, accompanied by their mother, Telephassa, and spent many weary days in a fruitless search for the stolen maiden.
meadow
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From this reading The maiden's three brothers had been with her in the meadow, and had witnessed her strange departure, but knowing that it would be useless to attempt to catch the fleet animal, they hurried to their father, Agenor, and told him of the manner in which his favorite daughter had been spirited away.
more
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From this reading Bacchus Among all the maidens whom Jupiter honored with his love, none was more beautiful than Semele, daughter of Cadmus and Harmonia.
mother
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From this reading The youths set out, accompanied by their mother, Telephassa, and spent many weary days in a fruitless search for the stolen maiden.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading Bacchus Among all the maidens whom Jupiter honored with his love, none was more beautiful than Semele, daughter of Cadmus and Harmonia.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The old man was frenzied with grief, and bade his three sons to go in search of Europa and not return until they had found her.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Bacchus Among all the maidens whom Jupiter honored with his love, none was more beautiful than Semele, daughter of Cadmus and Harmonia.
old
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From this reading The old man was frenzied with grief, and bade his three sons to go in search of Europa and not return until they had found her.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Cadmus was the brother of Europa, whom Jupiter, in the form of a white bull, carried on his back across the sea.
out
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From this reading The youths set out, accompanied by their mother, Telephassa, and spent many weary days in a fruitless search for the stolen maiden.
return
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From this reading The old man was frenzied with grief, and bade his three sons to go in search of Europa and not return until they had found her.
sea
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From this reading Cadmus was the brother of Europa, whom Jupiter, in the form of a white bull, carried on his back across the sea.
search
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From this reading The old man was frenzied with grief, and bade his three sons to go in search of Europa and not return until they had found her.
Semele
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From this reading Bacchus Among all the maidens whom Jupiter honored with his love, none was more beautiful than Semele, daughter of Cadmus and Harmonia.
set
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From this reading The youths set out, accompanied by their mother, Telephassa, and spent many weary days in a fruitless search for the stolen maiden.
sons
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From this reading The old man was frenzied with grief, and bade his three sons to go in search of Europa and not return until they had found her.
spent
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From this reading The youths set out, accompanied by their mother, Telephassa, and spent many weary days in a fruitless search for the stolen maiden.
spiritedadjectiveUS /ˈspɪrɪtɪd/
full of energy and determination
From this reading The maiden's three brothers had been with her in the meadow, and had witnessed her strange departure, but knowing that it would be useless to attempt to catch the fleet animal, they hurried to their father, Agenor, and told him of the manner in which his favorite daughter had been spirited away.
stolen
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From this reading The youths set out, accompanied by their mother, Telephassa, and spent many weary days in a fruitless search for the stolen maiden.
strange
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From this reading The maiden's three brothers had been with her in the meadow, and had witnessed her strange departure, but knowing that it would be useless to attempt to catch the fleet animal, they hurried to their father, Agenor, and told him of the manner in which his favorite daughter had been spirited away.
Telephassa
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From this reading The youths set out, accompanied by their mother, Telephassa, and spent many weary days in a fruitless search for the stolen maiden.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Bacchus Among all the maidens whom Jupiter honored with his love, none was more beautiful than Semele, daughter of Cadmus and Harmonia.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The maiden's three brothers had been with her in the meadow, and had witnessed her strange departure, but knowing that it would be useless to attempt to catch the fleet animal, they hurried to their father, Agenor, and told him of the manner in which his favorite daughter had been spirited away.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Bacchus Among all the maidens whom Jupiter honored with his love, none was more beautiful than Semele, daughter of Cadmus and Harmonia.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The maiden's three brothers had been with her in the meadow, and had witnessed her strange departure, but knowing that it would be useless to attempt to catch the fleet animal, they hurried to their father, Agenor, and told him of the manner in which his favorite daughter had been spirited away.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The maiden's three brothers had been with her in the meadow, and had witnessed her strange departure, but knowing that it would be useless to attempt to catch the fleet animal, they hurried to their father, Agenor, and told him of the manner in which his favorite daughter had been spirited away.
three
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From this reading The maiden's three brothers had been with her in the meadow, and had witnessed her strange departure, but knowing that it would be useless to attempt to catch the fleet animal, they hurried to their father, Agenor, and told him of the manner in which his favorite daughter had been spirited away.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The maiden's three brothers had been with her in the meadow, and had witnessed her strange departure, but knowing that it would be useless to attempt to catch the fleet animal, they hurried to their father, Agenor, and told him of the manner in which his favorite daughter had been spirited away.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The maiden's three brothers had been with her in the meadow, and had witnessed her strange departure, but knowing that it would be useless to attempt to catch the fleet animal, they hurried to their father, Agenor, and told him of the manner in which his favorite daughter had been spirited away.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The old man was frenzied with grief, and bade his three sons to go in search of Europa and not return until they had found her.
useless
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From this reading The maiden's three brothers had been with her in the meadow, and had witnessed her strange departure, but knowing that it would be useless to attempt to catch the fleet animal, they hurried to their father, Agenor, and told him of the manner in which his favorite daughter had been spirited away.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Bacchus Among all the maidens whom Jupiter honored with his love, none was more beautiful than Semele, daughter of Cadmus and Harmonia.
weary
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From this reading The youths set out, accompanied by their mother, Telephassa, and spent many weary days in a fruitless search for the stolen maiden.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The maiden's three brothers had been with her in the meadow, and had witnessed her strange departure, but knowing that it would be useless to attempt to catch the fleet animal, they hurried to their father, Agenor, and told him of the manner in which his favorite daughter had been spirited away.
white
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From this reading Cadmus was the brother of Europa, whom Jupiter, in the form of a white bull, carried on his back across the sea.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Bacchus Among all the maidens whom Jupiter honored with his love, none was more beautiful than Semele, daughter of Cadmus and Harmonia.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Bacchus Among all the maidens whom Jupiter honored with his love, none was more beautiful than Semele, daughter of Cadmus and Harmonia.
witnessed
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From this reading The maiden's three brothers had been with her in the meadow, and had witnessed her strange departure, but knowing that it would be useless to attempt to catch the fleet animal, they hurried to their father, Agenor, and told him of the manner in which his favorite daughter had been spirited away.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The maiden's three brothers had been with her in the meadow, and had witnessed her strange departure, but knowing that it would be useless to attempt to catch the fleet animal, they hurried to their father, Agenor, and told him of the manner in which his favorite daughter had been spirited away.
youths
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From this reading The youths set out, accompanied by their mother, Telephassa, and spent many weary days in a fruitless search for the stolen maiden.
