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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 There appears a prodigy of two eagles in the sky, which an augur expounds to the ruin of the suitors.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Telemachus in the assembly of the lords of Ithaca complains of the injustice done him by the suitors, and insists upon their departure from his palace; appealing to the princes, and exciting the people to declare against them.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading There appears a prodigy of two eagles in the sky, which an augur expounds to the ruin of the suitors.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Telemachus in the assembly of the lords of Ithaca complains of the injustice done him by the suitors, and insists upon their departure from his palace; appealing to the princes, and exciting the people to declare against them.
appealing
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From this reading Telemachus in the assembly of the lords of Ithaca complains of the injustice done him by the suitors, and insists upon their departure from his palace; appealing to the princes, and exciting the people to declare against them.
appears
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From this reading There appears a prodigy of two eagles in the sky, which an augur expounds to the ruin of the suitors.
ARGUMENTnounUS /ˈɑːrɡjəmənt/
a reason or example used to support an idea
From this reading ARGUMENT.
assembly
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From this reading Telemachus in the assembly of the lords of Ithaca complains of the injustice done him by the suitors, and insists upon their departure from his palace; appealing to the princes, and exciting the people to declare against them.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The suitors endeavour to justify their stay, at least till he shall send the queen to the court of Icarius her father; which he refuses.
augur
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From this reading There appears a prodigy of two eagles in the sky, which an augur expounds to the ruin of the suitors.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Telemachus in the assembly of the lords of Ithaca complains of the injustice done him by the suitors, and insists upon their departure from his palace; appealing to the princes, and exciting the people to declare against them.
complains
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From this reading Telemachus in the assembly of the lords of Ithaca complains of the injustice done him by the suitors, and insists upon their departure from his palace; appealing to the princes, and exciting the people to declare against them.
COUNCILnounUS /council/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE COUNCIL OF ITHACA.
court
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From this reading The suitors endeavour to justify their stay, at least till he shall send the queen to the court of Icarius her father; which he refuses.
declare
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From this reading Telemachus in the assembly of the lords of Ithaca complains of the injustice done him by the suitors, and insists upon their departure from his palace; appealing to the princes, and exciting the people to declare against them.
departure
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From this reading Telemachus in the assembly of the lords of Ithaca complains of the injustice done him by the suitors, and insists upon their departure from his palace; appealing to the princes, and exciting the people to declare against them.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Telemachus in the assembly of the lords of Ithaca complains of the injustice done him by the suitors, and insists upon their departure from his palace; appealing to the princes, and exciting the people to declare against them.
eagles
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From this reading There appears a prodigy of two eagles in the sky, which an augur expounds to the ruin of the suitors.
endeavour
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From this reading The suitors endeavour to justify their stay, at least till he shall send the queen to the court of Icarius her father; which he refuses.
exciting
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From this reading Telemachus in the assembly of the lords of Ithaca complains of the injustice done him by the suitors, and insists upon their departure from his palace; appealing to the princes, and exciting the people to declare against them.
expounds
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From this reading There appears a prodigy of two eagles in the sky, which an augur expounds to the ruin of the suitors.
father
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From this reading The suitors endeavour to justify their stay, at least till he shall send the queen to the court of Icarius her father; which he refuses.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Telemachus in the assembly of the lords of Ithaca complains of the injustice done him by the suitors, and insists upon their departure from his palace; appealing to the princes, and exciting the people to declare against them.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The suitors endeavour to justify their stay, at least till he shall send the queen to the court of Icarius her father; which he refuses.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The suitors endeavour to justify their stay, at least till he shall send the queen to the court of Icarius her father; which he refuses.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Telemachus in the assembly of the lords of Ithaca complains of the injustice done him by the suitors, and insists upon their departure from his palace; appealing to the princes, and exciting the people to declare against them.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Telemachus in the assembly of the lords of Ithaca complains of the injustice done him by the suitors, and insists upon their departure from his palace; appealing to the princes, and exciting the people to declare against them.
Icarius
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From this reading The suitors endeavour to justify their stay, at least till he shall send the queen to the court of Icarius her father; which he refuses.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Telemachus in the assembly of the lords of Ithaca complains of the injustice done him by the suitors, and insists upon their departure from his palace; appealing to the princes, and exciting the people to declare against them.
injustice
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From this reading Telemachus in the assembly of the lords of Ithaca complains of the injustice done him by the suitors, and insists upon their departure from his palace; appealing to the princes, and exciting the people to declare against them.
insists
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From this reading Telemachus in the assembly of the lords of Ithaca complains of the injustice done him by the suitors, and insists upon their departure from his palace; appealing to the princes, and exciting the people to declare against them.
ITHACA
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From this reading THE COUNCIL OF ITHACA.
justify
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From this reading The suitors endeavour to justify their stay, at least till he shall send the queen to the court of Icarius her father; which he refuses.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The suitors endeavour to justify their stay, at least till he shall send the queen to the court of Icarius her father; which he refuses.
lords
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From this reading Telemachus in the assembly of the lords of Ithaca complains of the injustice done him by the suitors, and insists upon their departure from his palace; appealing to the princes, and exciting the people to declare against them.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE COUNCIL OF ITHACA.
palace
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From this reading Telemachus in the assembly of the lords of Ithaca complains of the injustice done him by the suitors, and insists upon their departure from his palace; appealing to the princes, and exciting the people to declare against them.
people
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From this reading Telemachus in the assembly of the lords of Ithaca complains of the injustice done him by the suitors, and insists upon their departure from his palace; appealing to the princes, and exciting the people to declare against them.
princes
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From this reading Telemachus in the assembly of the lords of Ithaca complains of the injustice done him by the suitors, and insists upon their departure from his palace; appealing to the princes, and exciting the people to declare against them.
prodigy
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From this reading There appears a prodigy of two eagles in the sky, which an augur expounds to the ruin of the suitors.
queen
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From this reading The suitors endeavour to justify their stay, at least till he shall send the queen to the court of Icarius her father; which he refuses.
refuses
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From this reading The suitors endeavour to justify their stay, at least till he shall send the queen to the court of Icarius her father; which he refuses.
ruin
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From this reading There appears a prodigy of two eagles in the sky, which an augur expounds to the ruin of the suitors.
send
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From this reading The suitors endeavour to justify their stay, at least till he shall send the queen to the court of Icarius her father; which he refuses.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading The suitors endeavour to justify their stay, at least till he shall send the queen to the court of Icarius her father; which he refuses.
sky
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From this reading There appears a prodigy of two eagles in the sky, which an augur expounds to the ruin of the suitors.
stay
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From this reading The suitors endeavour to justify their stay, at least till he shall send the queen to the court of Icarius her father; which he refuses.
suitors
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From this reading Telemachus in the assembly of the lords of Ithaca complains of the injustice done him by the suitors, and insists upon their departure from his palace; appealing to the princes, and exciting the people to declare against them.
Telemachus
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From this reading Telemachus in the assembly of the lords of Ithaca complains of the injustice done him by the suitors, and insists upon their departure from his palace; appealing to the princes, and exciting the people to declare against them.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE COUNCIL OF ITHACA.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Telemachus in the assembly of the lords of Ithaca complains of the injustice done him by the suitors, and insists upon their departure from his palace; appealing to the princes, and exciting the people to declare against them.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Telemachus in the assembly of the lords of Ithaca complains of the injustice done him by the suitors, and insists upon their departure from his palace; appealing to the princes, and exciting the people to declare against them.
There
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From this reading There appears a prodigy of two eagles in the sky, which an augur expounds to the ruin of the suitors.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The suitors endeavour to justify their stay, at least till he shall send the queen to the court of Icarius her father; which he refuses.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Telemachus in the assembly of the lords of Ithaca complains of the injustice done him by the suitors, and insists upon their departure from his palace; appealing to the princes, and exciting the people to declare against them.
two
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From this reading There appears a prodigy of two eagles in the sky, which an augur expounds to the ruin of the suitors.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Telemachus in the assembly of the lords of Ithaca complains of the injustice done him by the suitors, and insists upon their departure from his palace; appealing to the princes, and exciting the people to declare against them.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The suitors endeavour to justify their stay, at least till he shall send the queen to the court of Icarius her father; which he refuses.
