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The Odyssey: The Voyage of Odysseus
The Odyssey: The Voyage of Odysseus

Chapter VIII

Chapter 8, section 1: ARGUMENT. THE COURT OF ALCINOUS. The princess Nausicaa returns to the city and Ulysses soon after follows thither. He is met by Pallas in the form of a young virgin, who guides him
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ARGUMENT.
THE COURT OF ALCINOUS.
The princess Nausicaa returns to the city and Ulysses soon after follows thither.
He is met by Pallas in the form of a young virgin, who guides him to the palace, and directs him in what manner to address the queen Arete.
She then involves him in a mist which causes him to pass invisible.
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The Odyssey: The Voyage of Odysseus

Chapter VIII

Reading 1/29 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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ARGUMENT.
/ˈɑːrɡjəmənt/
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THE COURT OF ALCINOUS.
Line 3
The princess Nausicaa returns to the city and Ulysses soon after follows thither.
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He is met by Pallas in the form of a young virgin, who guides him to the palace, and directs him in what manner to address the queen Arete.
Line 5
She then involves him in a mist which causes him to pass invisible.

Learner Dictionary

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

After preposition US /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading “The princess Nausicaa returns to the city and Ulysses soon after follows thither.”

ARGUMENT noun US /ˈɑːrɡjəmənt/

a reason or example used to support an idea

From this reading “ARGUMENT.”

Princess noun US /ˈprɪn.ses/

The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.

From this reading “The princess Nausicaa returns to the city and Ulysses soon after follows thither.”

Soon noun US /soon/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The princess Nausicaa returns to the city and Ulysses soon after follows thither.”

Thither adverb US /ˈðɪθɜːr/

an old word meaning “to that place”

From this reading “The princess Nausicaa returns to the city and Ulysses soon after follows thither.”

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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 He is met by Pallas in the form of a young virgin, who guides him to the palace, and directs him in what manner to address the queen Arete.

address

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From this reading He is met by Pallas in the form of a young virgin, who guides him to the palace, and directs him in what manner to address the queen Arete.

afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading The princess Nausicaa returns to the city and Ulysses soon after follows thither.

ALCINOUS

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From this reading THE COURT OF ALCINOUS.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading The princess Nausicaa returns to the city and Ulysses soon after follows thither.

Arete

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From this reading He is met by Pallas in the form of a young virgin, who guides him to the palace, and directs him in what manner to address the queen Arete.

ARGUMENTnounUS /ˈɑːrɡjəmənt/

a reason or example used to support an idea

From this reading ARGUMENT.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading He is met by Pallas in the form of a young virgin, who guides him to the palace, and directs him in what manner to address the queen Arete.

causes

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From this reading She then involves him in a mist which causes him to pass invisible.

city

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From this reading The princess Nausicaa returns to the city and Ulysses soon after follows thither.

COURT

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From this reading THE COURT OF ALCINOUS.

directs

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From this reading He is met by Pallas in the form of a young virgin, who guides him to the palace, and directs him in what manner to address the queen Arete.

follows

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From this reading The princess Nausicaa returns to the city and Ulysses soon after follows thither.

form

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From this reading He is met by Pallas in the form of a young virgin, who guides him to the palace, and directs him in what manner to address the queen Arete.

guides

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From this reading He is met by Pallas in the form of a young virgin, who guides him to the palace, and directs him in what manner to address the queen Arete.

HepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading He is met by Pallas in the form of a young virgin, who guides him to the palace, and directs him in what manner to address the queen Arete.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

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

From this reading He is met by Pallas in the form of a young virgin, who guides him to the palace, and directs him in what manner to address the queen Arete.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading He is met by Pallas in the form of a young virgin, who guides him to the palace, and directs him in what manner to address the queen Arete.

invisible

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From this reading She then involves him in a mist which causes him to pass invisible.

involves

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From this reading She then involves him in a mist which causes him to pass invisible.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading He is met by Pallas in the form of a young virgin, who guides him to the palace, and directs him in what manner to address the queen Arete.

manner

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From this reading He is met by Pallas in the form of a young virgin, who guides him to the palace, and directs him in what manner to address the queen Arete.

met

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From this reading He is met by Pallas in the form of a young virgin, who guides him to the palace, and directs him in what manner to address the queen Arete.

mist

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From this reading She then involves him in a mist which causes him to pass invisible.

Nausicaa

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From this reading The princess Nausicaa returns to the city and Ulysses soon after follows thither.

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE COURT OF ALCINOUS.

palace

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From this reading He is met by Pallas in the form of a young virgin, who guides him to the palace, and directs him in what manner to address the queen Arete.

Pallas

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From this reading He is met by Pallas in the form of a young virgin, who guides him to the palace, and directs him in what manner to address the queen Arete.

pass

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From this reading She then involves him in a mist which causes him to pass invisible.

princessnounUS /ˈprɪn.ses/

The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.

From this reading The princess Nausicaa returns to the city and Ulysses soon after follows thither.

queen

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From this reading He is met by Pallas in the form of a young virgin, who guides him to the palace, and directs him in what manner to address the queen Arete.

returns

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From this reading The princess Nausicaa returns to the city and Ulysses soon after follows thither.

ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

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

From this reading She then involves him in a mist which causes him to pass invisible.

soon

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From this reading The princess Nausicaa returns to the city and Ulysses soon after follows thither.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading THE COURT OF ALCINOUS.

then

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From this reading She then involves him in a mist which causes him to pass invisible.

thitheradverbUS /ˈðɪθɜːr/

an old word meaning “to that place”

From this reading The princess Nausicaa returns to the city and Ulysses soon after follows thither.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading The princess Nausicaa returns to the city and Ulysses soon after follows thither.

Ulysses

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From this reading The princess Nausicaa returns to the city and Ulysses soon after follows thither.

virgin

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From this reading He is met by Pallas in the form of a young virgin, who guides him to the palace, and directs him in what manner to address the queen Arete.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading He is met by Pallas in the form of a young virgin, who guides him to the palace, and directs him in what manner to address the queen Arete.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading She then involves him in a mist which causes him to pass invisible.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading He is met by Pallas in the form of a young virgin, who guides him to the palace, and directs him in what manner to address the queen Arete.

young

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From this reading He is met by Pallas in the form of a young virgin, who guides him to the palace, and directs him in what manner to address the queen Arete.