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Chapter XII
ARGUMENT. THE DESCENT INTO HELL. Ulysses continues his narration. How he arrived at the land of the Cimmerians, and what ceremonies he performed to invoke the dead. The manner of his descent, and the apparition of the shades: his conversation with Elpenor, and with Tiresias, who informs him in a prophetic manner of his fortunes to come.
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a reason or example used to support an idea
From this reading “ARGUMENT.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The manner of his descent, and the apparition of the shades: his conversation with Elpenor, and with Tiresias, who informs him in a prophetic manner of his fortunes to come.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “How he arrived at the land of the Cimmerians, and what ceremonies he performed to invoke the dead.”
An action of moving downward, dropping, or falling into a deeper place.
From this reading “THE DESCENT INTO HELL.”
suggesting what will happen in the future
From this reading “The manner of his descent, and the apparition of the shades: his conversation with Elpenor, and with Tiresias, who informs him in a prophetic manner of his fortunes to come.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The manner of his descent, and the apparition of the shades: his conversation with Elpenor, and with Tiresias, who informs him in a prophetic manner of his fortunes to come.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading How he arrived at the land of the Cimmerians, and what ceremonies he performed to invoke the dead.
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From this reading The manner of his descent, and the apparition of the shades: his conversation with Elpenor, and with Tiresias, who informs him in a prophetic manner of his fortunes to come.
a reason or example used to support an idea
From this reading ARGUMENT.
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From this reading How he arrived at the land of the Cimmerians, and what ceremonies he performed to invoke the dead.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading How he arrived at the land of the Cimmerians, and what ceremonies he performed to invoke the dead.
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From this reading How he arrived at the land of the Cimmerians, and what ceremonies he performed to invoke the dead.
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From this reading How he arrived at the land of the Cimmerians, and what ceremonies he performed to invoke the dead.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The manner of his descent, and the apparition of the shades: his conversation with Elpenor, and with Tiresias, who informs him in a prophetic manner of his fortunes to come.
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From this reading Ulysses continues his narration.
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From this reading The manner of his descent, and the apparition of the shades: his conversation with Elpenor, and with Tiresias, who informs him in a prophetic manner of his fortunes to come.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How he arrived at the land of the Cimmerians, and what ceremonies he performed to invoke the dead.
An action of moving downward, dropping, or falling into a deeper place.
From this reading THE DESCENT INTO HELL.
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From this reading The manner of his descent, and the apparition of the shades: his conversation with Elpenor, and with Tiresias, who informs him in a prophetic manner of his fortunes to come.
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From this reading The manner of his descent, and the apparition of the shades: his conversation with Elpenor, and with Tiresias, who informs him in a prophetic manner of his fortunes to come.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading How he arrived at the land of the Cimmerians, and what ceremonies he performed to invoke the dead.
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From this reading THE DESCENT INTO HELL.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The manner of his descent, and the apparition of the shades: his conversation with Elpenor, and with Tiresias, who informs him in a prophetic manner of his fortunes to come.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Ulysses continues his narration.
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From this reading How he arrived at the land of the Cimmerians, and what ceremonies he performed to invoke the dead.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The manner of his descent, and the apparition of the shades: his conversation with Elpenor, and with Tiresias, who informs him in a prophetic manner of his fortunes to come.
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From this reading The manner of his descent, and the apparition of the shades: his conversation with Elpenor, and with Tiresias, who informs him in a prophetic manner of his fortunes to come.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading THE DESCENT INTO HELL.
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From this reading How he arrived at the land of the Cimmerians, and what ceremonies he performed to invoke the dead.
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From this reading How he arrived at the land of the Cimmerians, and what ceremonies he performed to invoke the dead.
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From this reading The manner of his descent, and the apparition of the shades: his conversation with Elpenor, and with Tiresias, who informs him in a prophetic manner of his fortunes to come.
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From this reading Ulysses continues his narration.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading How he arrived at the land of the Cimmerians, and what ceremonies he performed to invoke the dead.
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From this reading How he arrived at the land of the Cimmerians, and what ceremonies he performed to invoke the dead.
suggesting what will happen in the future
From this reading The manner of his descent, and the apparition of the shades: his conversation with Elpenor, and with Tiresias, who informs him in a prophetic manner of his fortunes to come.
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From this reading The manner of his descent, and the apparition of the shades: his conversation with Elpenor, and with Tiresias, who informs him in a prophetic manner of his fortunes to come.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DESCENT INTO HELL.
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From this reading The manner of his descent, and the apparition of the shades: his conversation with Elpenor, and with Tiresias, who informs him in a prophetic manner of his fortunes to come.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading How he arrived at the land of the Cimmerians, and what ceremonies he performed to invoke the dead.
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From this reading Ulysses continues his narration.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading How he arrived at the land of the Cimmerians, and what ceremonies he performed to invoke the dead.
which person or people
From this reading The manner of his descent, and the apparition of the shades: his conversation with Elpenor, and with Tiresias, who informs him in a prophetic manner of his fortunes to come.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The manner of his descent, and the apparition of the shades: his conversation with Elpenor, and with Tiresias, who informs him in a prophetic manner of his fortunes to come.
